Choosing probability distributions for modelling generation time variability

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-137

  Ratkowsky, D A ^a   Ross, T ^b   Macario, N ^c   Dommett, T W ^a   Kamperman, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c Unirversity aj Tasmania   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BACTERIAL SYSTEMS; GENERATION TIME; INVERSE GAUSSIAN; MODEL GENERATION; NORMAL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; POWER; PROBABILITY: DISTRIBUTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REPLICATED DATA; TIME VARIABILITY;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SPOILAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; GENERATION TIME; GROWTH; MODELLING;

PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0029666979     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03200.x     Document Type: Article

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