Table 3.

Parameters of the models for the cell growth process in the filmogenic solution.

Parameters	Baranyi Model
	Estimated	t-Value	p-Level	R2	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	BF	AF
A0 (LogCFU·mL−1)	10.180 ± 0.100	83.585	0.000	0.982	0.059	1.000	1.001
Am (LogCFU·mL−1)	12.013 ± 0.100	204.763	0.000
${\mu }_{\max }$ (h−1)	9.342 ± 883,919.2	0.000	1.000
$\lambda$ (h)	1.894 ± 10,199.1	0.000	1.000
Parameters	Gompertz Model
	Estimated	t-Value	p-Level	R2	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	BF	AF
Am (LogCFU·mL−1)	12.024 ± 0.107	112.864	0.000	0.923	0.253	1.000	1.003
${\mu }_{\max }$ (h−1)	0.583 ± 0.171	3.416	0.019
I (h)	−3.025 ± 0.936	−3.233	0.023
Parameters	Generalized Gompertz Model
	Estimated	t-Value	p-Level	R2	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	BF	AF
A0 (LogCFU·mL−1)	10.180 ± 0.000	83.5850	0.000	0.982	0.059	1.000	1.001
Am (LogCFU·mL−1)	12.013 ± 0.000	220.555	0.000
${\mu }_{\max }$ (h−1)	9.211± 5,247,461	0.000	1.000
I (h)	1.954 ± 26,231	0.000	1.000
Parameters	Logistic Model
	Estimated	t-Value	p-Level	R2	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	BF	AF
Am (LogCFU·mL−1)	12.024 ± 0.104	116.106	0.000	0.925	0.246	1.000	1.003
${\mu }_{\max }$ (h−1)	0.608 ± 0.167	3.633	0.015
I (h)	−2.755 ± 0.822	−3.354	0.020
Parameters	Modified Logistic Model
	Estimated	t-Value	p-Level	R2	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	BF	AF
A0 (LogCFU·mL−1)	10.180 ± 0.200	51.295	0.000	0.982	0.059	1.000	1.001
Am (LogCFU·mL−1)	12.013 ± 0.100	220.562	0.000
${\mu }_{\max }$ (h−1)	23.910 ± 976,321	0.000	1.000
$\lambda$ (h)	1.740 ± 10,631.1	0.000	1.000
Parameters	Weibull Model
	Estimated	t-Value	p-Level	R2	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	BF	AF
A0 (LogCFU·mL−1)	10.180 ± 0.122	83.733	0.000	0.982	0.059	1.000	1.001
Am (LogCFU·mL−1)	12.013 ± 0.050	241.333	0.000
$k_1$	0.470 ± 0.072	6.468	0.003
${\delta }_1$	5.018 ± 12.417	0.404	0.707

A₀ = minimum concentration of cells; A_m = maximum concentration of cells; AF = accuracy factor; BF = bias factor; I = time at which growth rate; k₁ = rate at which the response variable approaches its maximum potential; R² = coefficient of determination; δ₁ = allometric constant; λ = duration of lag phase e μ_max = maximum growth rate; ${\chi }^2$ = chi-square.