Modeling the effect of inoculum size and acid adaptation on growth/no growth interface of Escherichia coli O157:H7

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-249

  Skandamis, P N ^b   Stopforth, J D ^a   Kendall, P A ^a   Belk, K E ^a   Scanga, J A ^a   Smith, G C ^a   Sofos, J N ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acid adaptation; E. coli O157:H7; Inoculum size; Interface; Logistic regression; Modeling

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDITY; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TURBIDIMETRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36248969335     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.08.028     Document Type: Article

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