Comparison of Primary Models to Predict Microbial Growth by the Plate Count and Absorbance Methods

• Published in: BioMed research international Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 1 - 14
• Main Authors: Andreu, Santiago, Esteban, María-Dolores, Oltra, Sandra, Pla, María-Leonor, Palop, Alfredo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2015; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Bacillus cereus - growth & development; Biomedical research; Escherichia coli - growth & development; Food; Food Microbiology; Growth; Growth rate; Health aspects; Humans; Kinetics; Listeria monocytogenes - growth & development; Mathematical models; Mean square errors; Methods; Microbial colonies; Microorganisms; Models, Theoretical; Physiology; Population; Studies

The selection of a primary model to describe microbial growth in predictive food microbiology often appears to be subjective. The objective of this research was to check the performance of different mathematical models in predicting growth parameters, both by absorbance and plate count methods. For...