2.3. Survival data modeling
The survival data were modeled by fitting the experimental datato the Weibull survival function [20] using GInaFiT V1.6 [21].where, Nt represents the number of surviving cells at time t, N0 is the initial size of the inoculums population, p is the shape parameter, ı is the scale parameter that represents the time needed for first decimal reduction [6]. The time necessary to approach the detection limit (td). 100 CFU g−1, can also be calculated from Eq. (1).