Index page for: Modeling Microbial Responses in Food

Table of Contents EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION, M. RaschExperimental DesignData Collection ConclusionReferencesPRIMARY MODELS, R.C. McKellar and X. LuGrowth ModelsSurvival Models ReferencesSECONDARY MODELS, T. Ross and P. DalgaardIntroduction Secondary Models for Growth Rate and Lag TimeSecondary Models for InactivationProbability Models Characterization of Environmental Parameters Affecting Microbial Kinetics in FoodReferences MODEL FITTING AND UNCERTAINTY, D.A. RatkowskyOverview Model Fitting Uncertainty in Lag Times, Generation Times, and Its ConsequencesEpilogue AppendixReferencesCHALLENGE OF FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT, T. BrocklehurstRole of Food Heterogeneity Modeling the Food EnvironmentHurdle Concept Competition with Other MicroorganismsAdaptation and Injury Validation in FoodsReferencesSOFTWARE PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE UTILITY OF PREDICTIVE MICROBIOLOGY INFORMATION, M. Tamplin, J. Baranyi, and G. PaoliIntroduction Model Interfaces DatabasesExpert SystemsConclusions ReferencesMODELING MICROBIAL DYNAMICS UNDER TIME-VARYING CONDITIONS, K. Bernaerts, E. Dens, K. Vereecken, A. Geeraerd, F. Devlieghere, J. Debevere, and J.F. Van ImpeIntroduction General Dynamic Modeling MethodologyExample I: Individual-Based Modeling of Microbial LagExample II. Modeling Microbial Interaction with Product InhibitionConclusions AcknowledgmentsReferencesPREDICTIVE MICROBIOLOGY IN QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT, A.M. Lammerding and R.C. McKellarIntroduction Assessing Microbial RisksRole of Predictive Microbiology in QRA Scope of Risk Assessments Process Risk Modeling Examples of Risk Modeling Modifying Risk: Concentration vs. Prevalence What is the Right Model to Use?Future DirectionsConclusions ReferencesMODELING THE HISTORY EFFECT ON MICROBIAL GROWTH AND SURVIVAL: DETERMINISTIC AND STOCHASTIC APPROACHES, J. Baranyi and C. PinIntroduction Modeling the History Effect at Population Level (Deterministic Modeling)Modeling the History Effect at Single-Cell Level (Stochastic Modeling) Concluding RemarksAcknowledgment ReferencesMODELS - WHAT COMES AFTER THE NEXT GENERATION? D.W. SchaffnerIntroduction Cross-ContaminationInoculum Size ModelingCross-Contamination and Inoculum Size Summary ReferencesPREDICTIVE MYCOLOGY, P. DantignyIntroduction ConcernsMold Specificities ModelsPerspectives ReferencesAN ESSAY ON THE UNREALIZED POTENTIAL OF PREDICTIVE MICROBIOLOGY, T. McMeekinIntroduction A Short History and the Philosophy of Predictive MicrobiologyThe Basics of Predictive Modeling Addressing Concerns in Predictive Modeling Modeling Fungal GrowthApplication of Predictive MicrobiologyConcluding RemarksAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex