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

Table 6

Average ± standard deviation of growth rate values (OD units 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	0.226 ± 0.062	0.170 ± 0.022	0.104 ± 0.011
Gompertz	0.364 ± 0.627	0.296 ± 0.941	0.123 ± 0.011
Baranyi	0.261 ± 0.085	0.164 ± 0.042	0.105 ± 0.018