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+# Virus/Bacteria Infection Model
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+This shiny app models the infection probability for bacteria based on set parameters. It is available [on shinyapps.](https://randyboyes.shinyapps.io/viral/) and is described in more detail in an upcoming publication in Cell Host & Microbe.