Table 3. E. coli O157:H7 kinetic parameters obtained for each mathematical model used in the study.
Pressure [MPa] |
Weibull δ ± σ [min*ml/CFU] |
Log-linear with tail kmax ± σ [CFU/ml*min] | Biphasic | |
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kmax1 ± σ [CFU/ml*min] | kmax2 ± σ [CFU/ml*min] | |||
250 | NA | 0.53±0.19 | 0.55±0.42 | 0.003±0.05 |
350 | 0.11±0.10 | 2.95±0.21 | 3.59±1.18 | 0.19±0.07 |
400 | 0.42±0.34 | 7.01±0.86 | 7.23±0.59 | 0.63±0.11 |
σ = Standard deviation.
NA = Not available.