Comparison of Primary Models to Predict Microbial Growth by the Plate Count and Absorbance Methods

Table 10

Average ± standard deviation of growth rate values (log cycles h⁻¹) obtained with three-phase linear, Gompertz, and Baranyi growth models for all the growth curves of Bacillus cereus INRA-AVTZ 415 at 30°C in BHI, Listeria monocytogenes CECT 4031 at 37°C in TSB+YE, and Escherichia coli CECT 515 at 37°C in pH 5 TSB+YE.

Growth model	B. cereus	L. monocytogenes	E. coli
Three-phase linear	1.146 ± 0.035	0.447 ± 0.035	0.538 ± 0.032
Gompertz	1.420 ± 0.164	0.510 ± 0.029	0.616 ± 0.066
Logistic	1.473 ± 0.168	0.524 ± 0.031	0.633 ± 0.083
Baranyi	1.258 ± 0.065	0.474 ± 0.036	0.593 ± 0.085