Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF FOOD SAFETY, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.503-508, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Biofilm formations of 25 Salmonella strains belonging to 19 serotypes were monitored with respect to time at a constant temperature. Two (DMC8 and DMC73) out of 25 strains had low biofilm formation ability and were not included in the modeling study. One (SL1344) strain had awkward biofilm formation which could not be described by a mathematical model, whereas biofilm formation of three strains (DMC33, DMC85 and DMC93) could be described by an exponential model. The modified Gompertz equation with high adjusted determination coefficient (R-adj(2)) and low mean square error values produced reasonable fits for the biofilm formation of 19 Salmonella strains. It was also possible to predict the biofilm formation of these strains at two different time values by use of the modified Gompertz equation. Although more studies should be carried out to evaluate different mathematical models under both iso- and nonisothermal conditions, this study reveals that describing and predicting the biofilm formation could be possible.