Research Article

Modelling the Survival of Acid-Adapted and Nonadapted Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Burkina: A Western African Traditional Fermented Milk Product

Table 3

Growth models for AAEC and NAEC in Burkina.

Regression model (adjusted)RMSE valueCV error

AAEC50.970.1870.0693
NAEC50.8180.3880.0003220.5130
AAEC150.9580.3822.1166
NAEC150.9180.1870.0426
AAEC300.9560.1750.0479
NAEC300.790.7630.000590.9248

: survival (log CFU/mL); AAEC: acid adapted E. coli O157:H7; NAEC: nonadapted E. coli O157:H7.