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J.S.W. wrote the paper with input from S.J.B., J.R.B., B.B.C. and J.D. J.S.W., S.J.B. and B.B.C. performed model simulations and analysis. J.S.W., S.J.B. and B.B.C. performed statistical analysis. J.S.W., S.J.B., J.R.B., B.B.C. and J.D. analysed model and empirical data.
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Weitz, J., Beckett, S., Brum, J. et al. Lysis, lysogeny and virus–microbe ratios. Nature 549, E1–E3 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature23295
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