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. 1996 Mar;62(3):1029–1035. doi: 10.1128/aem.62.3.1029-1035.1996

A Combined Model for Growth and Subsequent Thermal Inactivation of Brochothrix thermosphacta

J Baranyi, A Jones, C Walker, A Kaloti, T P Robinson, B M Mackey
PMCID: PMC1388811  PMID: 16535254

Abstract

A mathematical technique for integrating growth and thermal inactivation models of microorganisms into a smooth combined model that can be applied to circumstances under which the temperature gradually rises from growth to inactivation regions is described. For the death part of the model, a correction term is introduced to allow for additional resistance of the cells gained during slow heating. The model was validated with Brochothrix thermosphacta heated in broth at rising temperatures.

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