Table 1. Kinetic parameters (LPD, N0, μmax, ITD, SP, and DR) calculated by the Baranyi model for the growth of Salmonella in napa cabbage kimchi

Temperature (°C) Growth phase ITD4) (h) Death phase
LPD1) (h) N02) (log CFU·g−1) μmax3) (log CFU·g−1·h−1) R2 SP5) (h) DR6) (log CFU·g−1·h−1) R2
4 180.00±51.00a* 5.0±0.2a 0.000±0.000b 0.484 180±5a 14.95±13.26a −0.018±0.004c 0.809
10 120.00±0.00ab* 4.7±0.0a 0.007±0.000b 0.103 120±0ab 19.02±0.00a −0.037±0.000bc 0.801
15 16.42±0.00bc 4.9±0.0a 0.033±0.000b 0.003 24±0b 22.84±0.00a −0.096±0.000bc 0.914
25 5.85±0.60bc 4.6±0.1a 0.302±0.012ab 0.907 17±2b 0.00±0.00a −0.149±0.045b 0.930
30 4.81±0.56c 4.5±0.3a 0.592±0.233a 0.760 17±2b 1.04±0.80a −0.306±0.039a 0.922
LPD, lag phase duration.
N0, initial bacterial cell counts.
μmax, maximum specific growth rate.
ITD, initiation time of decrease, time of decrease in bacterial cell counts.
SP, shoulder period.
DR, death rate.
Observed value.
different letters mean significantly different at p<0.05.