Predictive microbiology : theory and application /
T. A. McMeekin ... [et al.]
- Taunton : Research Studies Press Ltd., 1993.
- xx, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Innovation in microbiology series ; 5 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-329) and indexes.
Introduction -- Basic concepts and methods -- Modelling temperature effects -- Comparing belehradek-type and arrhenius-type models using real data -- Modelling the combined effect of temperature water activity and other factors on microbial growth rate -- Predicting the shelf life of chill stored foods by temperature function integration -- Evaluation of hygiene and microbiological safety of products and processes -- Time-temperature indicators -- Electronic temperature function integration -- A thermodynamic approach to bacterial growth.