  A combined effective model reproducing the equation of state of hadronic
matter as obtained in recent lattice QCD simulations is presented. The model
reproduces basic physical characteristics encountered in dense hadronic matter
in the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) phase and the lower temperature hadron
resonance gas phase. The hadronic phase is described by means of an extended
Mott-Hagedorn resonance gas while the QGP phase is described by the extended
PNJL model. The dissociation of hadrons is obtained by including the state
dependent hadron resonance width.
