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From: Combined use of eBeam irradiation and the potential probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus Vahe for control of foodborne pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Growth kinetics according to Verhulst’s model: Function 1 and specific growth rate of control K. pneumoniae cells (a) and K. pneumoniae cells (b) treated with the CFS of 150-Gy electron beam irradiated and none-irradiated L. rhamnosus Vahe.X, the optical density at time t; A, maximal optical density; C, the initial value of the optical density; t, the total cultivation time; α and β, kinetic parameters that define the shape, point of inflection, and slope of the curve; μ, specific growth rate

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Annals of Microbiology

ISSN: 1869-2044

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