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Food microbiology

the time needed at a given temperature to kill a stated population of microorganisms, plotted against temperature to set thermal processes.

In food microbiology, thermal death time refers to the time needed at a given temperature to kill a stated population of microorganisms, plotted against temperature to set thermal processes. This meaning comes from Bigelow (1920) in Journal of Infectious Diseases.[1]

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Bigelow, W. D., & Esty, J. R. (1920). The Thermal Death Point in Relation to Time of Typical Thermophilic Organisms. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 27(6), 602-617. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/27.6.602

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