You are studying a bacteriophage and trying to determine how many genes are required for the phage to infect and lyse the host bacterium. You have eight mutants, all of which are unable to lyse a particular host bacterium. The imaginary bacterium E. fictionalis requires two enzymes for the metabolism of the imaginary sugar froyose. You have isolated several mutants that are altered in their metabolism of froyose. You have an assay for the level of enzymes 1 and 2.
Solutions are available.