)at
time t, A is related with the difference between the
decimal logarithm of maximum bacteria growth attained
at the stationary phase and the decimal logarithm
of the initial viable cell concentration, l
where: N(t) is the viable cell concentration (CFU g
is the
maximal specific growth rate day
)1
), k is the lag time
(day), N
is the threshold limit for the viable cell
concentration (CFU g
max
)1
), MAL is the microbiological
acceptability limit (day) (i.e., the time at which N(t)
reached the N
max
max
value), and t is the storage time (day).
)1