TABLE 1.

Parameter values of new logistic model III for E. coli surface growth curves on nutrient agar plates at constant temperatures

Parametera	Value at temp (°C):
	10	14	18	22	26	30	34
r (1/h)	0.217	0.266	0.537	0.703	1.05	1.71	2.05
m	0.41	0.66	0.47	1	0.58	0.45	0.48
n	1.3	3.4	2.7	3.9	3.3	2.5	3.6
N0 (CFU)*	103.4	103.6	103.5	103.7	103.8	103.7	103.6
Nmax (CFU)*	109.7	1010.1	1010.1	1010.1	1010.1	1010.1	1010.2
MSE (log unit)	0.037	0.022	0.022	0.0070	0.0042	0.021	0.033

^a*, CFU per membrane.