Proposal of a novel parameter to describe the influence of pH on the lag phase of Listeria monocytogenes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 127-135

  McKellar, R C ^a   Lu, X ^a   Knight, K P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth; Lag phase; Listeria monocytogenes; Mathematical model; pH; Physiological state; Predictive microbiology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; INOCULATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PH; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TURBIDIMETRY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TIME FACTORS;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0037061033     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00720-6     Document Type: Article

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