chapter 1 Experimental Design and Data Collection -- chapter 2 Primary Models -- chapter 3 Secondary Models -- chapter 4 Model Fitting And Uncertainty -- chapter 5 Challenge Of Food And The Environment -- chapter 6 Software Programs To Increase The Utility Of Predictive Microbiology Information* -- chapter 7 Modeling Microbial Dynamics Under Time- Varying Conditions -- chapter 8 Predictive Microbiology In Quantitative Risk Assessment -- chapter 9 Modeling The History Effect On Microbial Growth And Survival -- chapter 10 Models - What Comes After The Next Generation? -- chapter 11 Predictive Mycology -- chapter 12 An Essay On The Unrealized Potential Of Predictive Microbiology.