Table 1.

The baseline values of the model parameters.

Parameter	Description	Baseline value	Range	References
r	growth rate of L. monocytogenes	0.23 h−1	[0.1,0.55]	data fit
K	carrying capacity	3 × 106 CFU	[106,108]	(Lecuit, 2001)
δ	killing rate of L. monocytogenes in the stomach	6.73 h−1	[6.15,9.15]	(Melton-Witt et al., 2012)
β	killing rate of L. monocytogenes in the small intestine	0.58 h−1	[0.03,1.55]	(Banfi et al., 1986)
α	saturating factor	0.18 CFU−1	[0.01,1.3]	data fit