Modelling the growth boundaries of Staphylococcus aureus: Effect of temperature, pH and water activity

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 186-194

  Valero, A ^a   Perez Rodriguez F ^a   Carrasco, E ^a   Fuentes Alventosa, J M ^b   Garcia Gimeno R M ^a   Zurera, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growth no growth; Logistic regression; S. aureus; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67649107408     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.05.023     Document Type: Article

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