MKES TOOLS - A MICROBIAL KINETICS EXPERT-SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING FOOD-PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Authors
VOYER R MCKELLAR RC
Citation
R. Voyer et Rc. Mckellar, MKES TOOLS - A MICROBIAL KINETICS EXPERT-SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING FOOD-PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, Journal of industrial microbiology, 12(3-5), 1993, pp. 256-262
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Journal of industrial microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01694146
Volume
12
Issue
3-5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
256 - 262
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-4146(1993)12:3-5<256:MT-AMK>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
MKES Tools is a microbial kinetics expert system for developing food p roduction systems and assessing product safety. The specific informati on required as input are: (1) a flowchart of the production system, (2 ) the factors affecting the survival and growth of food-borne pathogen s and (3) the ranges of variation for each factor's parameters. With t his information, MKES Tools simulates the growth and survival of patho genic microorganisms when subjected to many different factor/parameter situations. The responses obtained are then used to estimate the sign ificance of each factor's parameters.