L. Rosso

TL;DR: A new model in which the maximum microbial specific growth rate ((mu)(infmax)) is described as a function of pH and temperature is presented and an analysis of this new model with an Escherichia coli O157:H7 data set showed that there was a good correspondence between observed and calculated (mu)infmax values.

TL;DR: Results showed that an increase in incubation temperature from 4 to 8°C leads to a significant decrease in time required to reach a given bacterial population density.

TL;DR: A global analysis of the relationship between the maximum specific growth rate, mumax and temperature for L. monocytogenes for temperatures between -2 degrees C and 42 degrees C showed the existence of a so-called "change temperature", occurring between 10 degrees and 15 degrees C, below which L.monocyTogenes grows faster than one would expect.

TL;DR: The results of growth predictions using square root and polynomial models published in 14 papers were studied and problems of robustness of models when tested in different conditions were noticed, confirming the necessity of a systematic validation of models on new data.

TL;DR: A quantitative assessment of the exposure to Listeria monocytogenes from cold-smoked salmon consumption in France is developed using a second-order Monte Carlo simulation, which takes into account the competitive bacterial growth between L. monocyTogenes and the background competitive flora from the end of the production line to the consumer phase.