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Phage Burst Size Calculator (One-Step Growth)

Compute phage burst size = (PFU after lysis − PFU input) / infected cells from a one-step growth experiment, with Poisson MOI guidance and typical-range interpretation.

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

curl -X POST 'http://127.0.0.1:3003/en/api/tools/phage-burst-size' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"pfuAfterLysis":5010000000,"pfuInoculated":10000000,"cellDensity":100000000,"infectionPercent":50,"decimalPlaces":1}'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST http://127.0.0.1:3003/en/api/tools/phage-burst-size

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
pfuAfterLysis	number	Yes	Free phage in the lysate at the end of the one-step growth curve.
pfuInoculated	number	Yes	Phage added at the start of infection (0 is acceptable when negligible).
cellDensity	number	Yes	Host cell density when phage was added (e.g. mid-log ~1×10⁸ cells/mL).
infectionPercent	number	Yes	Infected fraction in %. From MOI via Poisson: 1 ≈ 63%, 2 ≈ 86%, 3 ≈ 95%, 5 ≈ 99%.
decimalPlaces	number

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-phage-burst-size": {
      "name": "phage-burst-size",
      "description": "Compute phage burst size = (PFU after lysis − PFU input) / infected cells from a one-step growth experiment, with Poisson MOI guidance and typical-range interpretation.",
      "baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:3003/mcp/sse?toolId=phage-burst-size",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "phage-burst-size",
    "arguments": {
  "pfuAfterLysis": 5010000000,
  "pfuInoculated": 10000000,
  "cellDensity": 100000000,
  "infectionPercent": 50,
  "decimalPlaces": 1
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

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