by Stephen T. Abedon Ph.D. Steve Abedon, Ph.D., has taught well over 100 individual classes and ~10 individual courses (including introductory biology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, etc.) over his 30+ years as a college professor. He has over 150 publications, including multiple monographs, and is ranked in the top 1 or 2 percent among researchers of all disciplines worldwide. His research focuses on bacteriophage biology and phage therapy. (abedon.1@osu.edu)
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phage.org/terms/wavefront.html · Abedon’s Books · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20173633
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The velocity of wavefronts is what is calculated during simulations of plaque formation employing reaction-diffusion models. This velocity is also an experimentally measurable trait that involves determination of plaque size as a function of time. The faster a plaque's wavefront velocity, usually the larger the resulting plaque at the point of measurement or maturity.
Wavefront velocities generally are higher the faster virions diffuse or the shorter phage latent periods. Larger phage burst sizes also are thought to contribute to faster wave-front velocities. Wavefronts additionally might be observed during phage propagation at the expense of bacterial biofilms.
Abedon, S.T. (2026). Phage Terms. https://terms.phage.org · 10.5281/zenodo.20173633
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