approach if the rates of decline of the pathogen are similar across a wide
range of inoculumlevels, however, the survival dynamics of various inoculation
concentrations may be incongruent. Inshell walnuts were inoculated
at 10, 8, and 6 log CFU/nut and stored for 90 days at ambient
conditions. Inoculation level influenced the survival of Salmonella on
inshell walnuts during both drying of the inoculum and subsequent
storage. During the initial 24-h drying period,