title: Significance of inoculum size in the lag time of Listeria monocytogenes.
abstract: The lag time of Listeria monocytogenes growing under suboptimal conditions (low nutrient concentrations, pH 6, and 6.5 degrees C) was extended when the inoculum was severely stressed by starvation and the inoculum size was very small. Predictive microbiology should deal with bacterial stress and stochastic approaches to improve its value for the agro-food industry.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hygiène et Industrie des Denrées Alimentaires d'Origine Animale, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, F-94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France. augustin@vet-alfort.fr
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Augustin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brouillaud-Delattre
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carlier
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D005511:Food Handling; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005544:Forecasting; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000254:growth & development*; D008954:Models, Biological; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media