Ma et al. (2009) reported that D-values based on first-order kinetics of three strains of
S. Tennessee isolated from patients associated with a2006e2007 peanut butter outbreak, 2 isolates
of S. Tennessee from sporadic cases unrelated to this outbreak, and 5 Salmonella strains of other
serotypes (S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium and S. Heidelberg) were 13.4, 8.6 and 9.4 min at 90 C,
respectively.