Modeling microbial responses in foods. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Robin C. McKellar, Xuewen Lu.
• Other Names: McKellar, Robin C, 1949-; Lu, Xuewen
• Contents: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION, M. Rasch; Experimental Design; Data Collection; Conclusion; References; ; PRIMARY MODELS, R.C. McKellar and X. Lu; Growth Models; Survival Models; References; ; SECONDARY MODELS, T. Ross and P. Dalgaard; Introduction; Secondary Models for Growth Rate and Lag Time; Secondary Models for Inactivation; Probability Models; Characterization of Environmental Parameters Affecting Microbial Kinetics in Food; References; ; MODEL FITTING AND UNCERTAINTY, D.A. Ratkowsky; Overview; Model Fitting; Uncertainty in Lag Times, Generation Times, and Its Consequences; Epilogue; Appendix; References; ; CHALLENGE OF FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT, T. Brocklehurst; Role of Food Heterogeneity; Modeling the Food Environment; Hurdle Concept; Competition with Other Microorganisms; Adaptation and Injury; Validation in Foods; References; ; SOFTWARE PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE UTILITY OF PREDICTIVE MICROBIOLOGY INFORMATION, M. Tamplin, J. Baranyi, and G. Paoli; Introduction; Model Interfaces; Databases; Expert Systems; Conclusions; References; ; MODELING MICROBIAL DYNAMICS UNDER TIME-VARYING CONDITIONS, K. Bernaerts, E. Dens, K. Vereecken, A. Geeraerd, F. Devlieghere, J. Debevere, and J.F. Van Impe; Introduction; General Dynamic Modeling Methodology; Example I: Individual-Based Modeling of Microbial Lag; Example II. Modeling Microbial Interaction with Product Inhibition; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; ; PREDICTIVE MICROBIOLOGY IN QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT, A.M. Lammerding and R.C. McKellar; Introduction; Assessing Microbial Risks; Role of Predictive Microbiology in QRA; Scope of Risk Assessments; Process Risk Modeling; Examples of Risk Modeling; Modifying Risk: Concentration vs. Prevalence; What is the Right Model to Use?; Future Directions; Conclusions; References; ; MODELING THE HISTORY EFFECT ON MICROBIAL GROWTH AND SURVIVAL: DETERMINISTIC AND STOCHASTIC APPROACHES, J. Baranyi and C. Pin; Introduction; Modeling the History Effect at Population Level (Deterministic Modeling); Modeling the History Effect at Single-Cell Level (Stochastic Modeling); Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgment References; ; MODELS - WHAT COMES AFTER THE NEXT GENERATION? D.W. Schaffner; Introduction; Cross-Contamination; Inoculum Size Modeling; Cross-Contamination and Inoculum Size; Summary; References; ; PREDICTIVE MYCOLOGY, P. Dantigny; Introduction; Concerns; Mold Specificities; Models; Perspectives; References; ; AN ESSAY ON THE UNREALIZED POTENTIAL OF PREDICTIVE MICROBIOLOGY, T. McMeekin; Introduction; A Short History and the Philosophy of Predictive Microbiology; The Basics of Predictive Modeling; Addressing Concerns in Predictive Modeling; Modeling Fungal Growth; Application of Predictive Microbiology; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (343 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 664/.001/579; Food -- Microbiology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science; Food -- Microbiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780849312373; 0203503945; 9780203503942
• Related ISBNs: 084931237X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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