trilinear_model {biogrowth}

Trilinear growth model

Description

Trilinear growth model defined by Buchanan et al. (1997).

Usage

trilinear_model(times, logN0, mu, lambda, logNmax)

Arguments

times

Numeric vector of storage times

logN0

Initial log microbial count

mu

Maximum specific growth rate (in ln CFU/t)

lambda

Lag phase duration

logNmax

Maximum log microbial count

Value

Numeric vector with the predicted microbial count.