Modeling the lag period and exponential growth of Listeria monocytogenes under conditions of fluctuating temperature and water activity values

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2908-2915

  Muñoz Cuevas, Marina ^a   Fernández, Pablo S ^b   George, Susan ^a   Pin, Carmen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATIONS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURES; GROWTH CONDITIONS; LAG PERIOD; LAG PHASE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SUDDEN CHANGE; WATER ACTIVITY;

LISTERIA;

WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH MODELING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; TEMPERATURE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77951589127     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02572-09     Document Type: Article

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