TABLE 5.

Values for b in the equation LogS = −b × tⁿ, when used to describe inactivation curves for Salmonella serovars exposed to high temperature and low a_w

Serovar and/or strain	Value for b at heat challenge temp and water activity (rvp)
	60°C			65°C			72°C
	0.65	0.80	0.90	0.65	0.80	0.90	0.65	0.80	0.90
Typhimurium DT104 strain 30	0.38	0.19	0.02	0.36	0.39	0.45	1.26	1.80	3.17
Typhimurium DT104 strain 16	0.09	0.23	0.01	0.19	0.23	0.29	0.17	0.10	0.54
Enteritidis PT4 strain E	0.99	0.41	0.13	1.24	0.33	0.14	0.16	0.21	0.52
Napoli	0.15	0.10	0.01	0.15	0.55	0.22	0.01	0.02	0.44
Agona	0.32	0.70	0.40	0.95	0.58	1.18	0.03	0.20	0.95
Java	0.42	0.23	0.45	1.20	0.55	1.04	0.02	0.14	0.47
Senftenberg 775W	0.68	0.32	0.52	1.46	0.54	0.78	0.27	0.11	0.52