MOI calculation

 

P(n) : fraction of cells P infected with n viruses

m : MOI i.e. average number of viruses per cell

n : number of viruses

therefore:

 

  or m = -ln P(0)

 

P(0) = e -m table:

MOI

0.001 0.9900

0.1 0.9048

0.5 0.6065

1.0 0.3678

2.0 0.1353

  1. 0.0498

    2. 4.0 0.0183

    5.0 0.0067

    10.0 0.0000454

    30.0 9.357 X 10-14

    100 3.7 X 10-44