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Microbial Growth of Micro-Organisms in Food

Microbial growth is an autocatalytic process: no growth will occur without the presence of at least one viable cell and the rate of growth will increase with the amount of viable biomass present. This can be represented mathematically by the expression: where dx/dt is the rate of change of biomass, or numbers x with time t, and µ [...]

By Saswati Acharya|2016-10-17T07:18:47+00:00October 17, 2016|Food Microbiology|Comments Off

Growth of Micro-Organisms in Food | Microbiology

In this article we will discuss about the extrinsic as well as intrinsic factors affecting the growth of micro-organisms in food. Extrinsic Factors: 1. Relative Humidity: Relative humidity and water activity are interrelated, thus relative humidity is essentially a measure of the water activity of the gas phase. When food commodities having a low water activity are stored in an [...]

By Saswati Acharya|2016-10-17T07:18:46+00:00October 17, 2016|Food Microbiology|Comments Off