Table 1. Results of fitting growth models for P. aeruginosa on the agar plate.

Method	Sensor	Simulation equation	λ (h)	μmax(h−1)	Training			Testing			r
					Rc2	RMSEC	SSE	Rp2	RMSEP	SSE
Gompertz	S8	f(x) = 1.55 + 1.087*exp(−exp(0.2246/1.087*(14.5-x) + 1))	14.5	0.0826	0.8963	0.165	1.497	0.9474	0.1192	0.426	0.9377
	S10	f(x) = 1.191 + 0.5178*exp(−exp(0.1283/0.5178*(8.79-x) + 1))	8.7	0.0472	0.9251	0.06067	0.2024	0.9499	0.0505	0.0764	0.9759
	lg(CFU/g)	f(x) = 3.207 + 4.671*exp(−exp(0.4527/4.671*(−0.6121-x) + 1))	—	0.4527	0.9999	0.02808	0.7*10−4	—	—	—	−
Logistic	S8	f(x) = 1.554 + 1.058/(1 + exp(1.694*(23.48-x)))	23.48	1.058	0.8937	0.1671	1.535	0.9454	0.1215	0.4425	0.9346
	S10	f(x) = 1.186 + 0.5225/(1 + exp(0.305*(14.75-x)))	14.75	0.5225	0.9249	0.06073	0.2028	0.9908	0.0499	0.0747	0.9754
	lg(CFU/g)	f(x) = 2.13 + 5.718/(1 + exp(0.1096*(9.955-x)))	9.955	5.718	0.9999	0.04079	1.664*10−3	—	—	—	—