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).