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Table 1 Estimated parameter constants in the models

From: A reduced genome decreases the host carrying capacity for foreign DNA

Host strain

x

a

c

n

K

MG1655

PCN

-1.7e-4

3272

0.25

44

MDS42

PCN

-5.6e-4

973

0.48

106

MG1655

Nt

-7.2e-5

7340

2.87

1.3e10

MDS42

Nt

-1.3e-4

4065

0.97

5223

  1. The parameter constants (a, c, n and K) for the three models examined (Eqs. 1, 2 and 3, details in the Methods section) were calculated using least squares regression. PCN and Nt are the copy number of plasmids and the total amount of plasmid DNA (the number of nucleotides), respectively.
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