Table 3. δ and ρ calculated by the Weibull model for Staphylococcus aureus survival in jerky during aerobic storage at 10°C, 20°C, 25°C, 30°C, and 35°C
Kinetic parameters | Temperature (°C) |
10 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 |
δ | 99.335±2.072B | 128.950±15.910A | 126.450±8.556A | 83.910±6.986B | 45.670±5.586C |
ρ | 0.432±0.037C | 0.671±0.046B | 0.611±0.021B | 0.916±0.020A | 0.666±0.074B |
R2 | 0.869 | 0.931 | 0.954 | 0.868 | 0.967 |
δ, required time for the first decimal reduction; ρ, shape of curve.
Means within the same row with different superscript letters are significantly different (p<0.05).