Growth and Decay of a Planktonic Microbial Culture

Figure 10

Growth and decay trend of Listeria monocytogenes. The experimental data come from the COMBASE data bank (Com Base ID: Lm_Nat_25C_T3). The fitting curves correspond to equation (11). Log₁₀ (N_max/CFU·mL⁻¹) = 7.25, γ = 429 h², b = 0.14, and d = 7.3 10³h² and δ = 2. The insert reports the same data in the time units used in the source.