Table 4.
UV resistance parameters (SL, kmax, and 4D) obtained from the fitting of Geeraerd et al.'s model to the survival curves of Salmonella Typhimurium STCC 878 in McIlvaine buffer, with an absorption coefficient of 23.66 cm−1 at different temperaturesa
| Temp (°C) | SL (min) | kmax (min−1) | 4D (min) | R2 | RMSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.0 | 1.40 (0.10) | 1.22 (0.09) | 8.97 (0.99) | 0.993 | 0.025 |
| 50.0 | 1.20 (0.23) | 2.15 (0.55) | 6.08 (0.32) | 0.993 | 0.077 |
| 52.5 | 0.59 (0.21) | 2.25 (0.16) | 4.69 (0.13) | 0.989 | 0.131 |
| 55.0 | 0.44 (0.11) | 2.60 (0.09) | 3.34 (0.71) | 0.997 | 0.083 |
| 57.5 | 0.19 (0.02) | 6.71 (0.45) | 1.58 (0.10) | 0.994 | 0.249 |
| 60.0 | 0 | 10.44 (1.07) | 0.69 (0.12) | 0.988 | 0.392 |
a
Values in parentheses represent the SD of the means.