Research Article

Modeling the Combined Effects of Temperature, pH, and Sodium Chloride and Sodium Lactate Concentrations on the Growth Rate of Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014

Table 4

Regression coefficient results from the results of the central composite rotatable design (CCRD).

Model termRegression coefficientStandard error value

Mean/interaction0.0180.00115.889<0.0001
1 T (L)0.0150.00112.837<0.0001
2 pH (L)0.0020.0011.9290.0688
3 NaCl (L)−0.0060.001−5.227<0.0001
4 Na-lactate (L)−0.0040.001−3.3570.0033
1 L by 3 L−0.0050.001−3.6490.0017
1 L by 4 L−0.0040.001−2.6110.0172

(L): linear factor. Statistics calculated with a degree of freedom = 19.