TABLE 1.
L. monocytogenes strains used in this study
| Isolate | Strain no. | Origin | Serotype by:
|
Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agglutination | ELISA | ||||
| 10403 | RM2194 | Human, clinical | 1/2a | 1/2a | D. Portnoy |
| 32490G | RM2985 | Bulk milk | 1/2a | 1/2a | USDAa |
| 35568A | RM2989 | Bulk milk | 1/2a | 1/2a | USDA |
| 10867C | RM2990 | Bulk milk | 1/2a | 1/2a | USDA |
| 51772 | RM3015 | Cheese | 1/2a | 1/2a | ATCCb |
| 19111 | RM3023 | Poultry | 1/2a | 1/2a | ATCC |
| J0098 | RM3029 | Food | 1/2a | 1/2a | CDCc |
| 12443 | RM3102 | Monkey, clinical | 1/2a | 1/2a | R. Rabourne |
| FSL-J2-020 | RM3152 | Cow | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-C1-056 | RM3160 | Human, sporadic | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J2-054 | RM3161 | Sheep | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J2-031 | RM3163 | Cow | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J2-066 | RM3164 | Sheep | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J2-063 | RM3165 | Sheep | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-101 | RM3175 | Human, sporadic | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-N3-031 | RM3184 | Food, sporadic | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-R2-499 | RM3185 | Human, epidemic | 1/2a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| 750f | RM3370 | Environmental | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOHd |
| 841f | RM3372 | Environmental | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 1155f | RM3373 | Human | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 1157f | RM3374 | Human | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 1160f | RM3376 | Human | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 1162f | RM3378 | Human | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 1163f | RM3379 | Environmental | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 1165f | RM3381 | Environmental | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 1166f | RM3382 | Human | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 1445f | RM3385 | Blood vessel | 1/2a | 1/2a | WADOH |
| 17209 | RM2991 | Sheep brain | 1/2b | 1/2b | I. Wesley |
| 16888 | RM2995 | Cow brain | 1/2b | 4b | I. Wesley |
| G848 | RM3024 | Unknown | 1/2b | 1/2b | CDC |
| FSL-J2-064 | RM3155 | Cow | 1/2b | 1/2b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-177 | RM3156 | Human, sporadic | 1/2b | 1/2b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J2-035 | RM3157 | Goat | 1/2b | 1/2b | M. Wiedmann |
| 9900101f | RM3368 | Environmental | 1/2b | 1/2b | WADOH |
| 9900104f | RM3369 | Human | 1/2b | 1/2b | WADOH |
| 842f | RM3371 | Blood vessel | 1/2b | 1/2b | WADOH |
| 1159f | RM3375 | Human | 1/2b | 1/2b | WADOH |
| 1164f | RM3380 | Human | 1/2b | 1/2b | WADOH |
| G-3321 | RM3014 | Human | 1/2c | 1/2c | CDC |
| H9666 | RM3017 | Blood | 1/2c | 1/2c | CDC |
| H9333 | RM3018 | Blood | 1/2c | 1/2c | CDC |
| H9066 | RM3019 | Mushrooms | 1/2c | 1/2c | CDC |
| H9067 | RM3020 | Cheese | 1/2c | 1/2c | CDC |
| H7973 | RM3021 | Blood | 1/2c | 1/2c | CDC |
| FSL-J1-094 | RM3166 | Human, sporadic | 1/2c | 1/2, nonmotile | M. Wiedmann |
| 9900096f | RM3367 | Environmental | 1/2c | 1/2c | WADOH |
| J0095 | RM3026 | Pie | 3a | 3a | CDC |
| FSL-C1-115 | RM3167 | Human, sporadic | 3a | 1/2a | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-169 | RM3158 | Human, sporadic | 3b | 1/2b | M. Wiedmann |
| J0096 | RM3027 | Chicken | 3c | 3c | CDC |
| FSL-J1-049 | RM3159 | Human, sporadic | 3c | 3c | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-031 | RM3168 | Human, sporadic | 4a | 4c | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-168 | RM3169 | Human, sporadic | 4a | 4c | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-X1-010 | RM3171 | Unknown | 4a | 4a | M. Wiedmann |
| F2379 | RM2199 | Cheese, outbreak | 4b | 4b | D. Portnoy |
| 8807-X2 | RM2983 | Sheep brain | 4b | 4b | WADDLe |
| 013668A | RM2984 | Cow brain | 4b | 4b | WADDL |
| 35584A | RM2986 | Bulk milk | 4b | 4b | USDA |
| 2149 | RM2987 | Human, clinical | 4b | 4b | I. Wesley |
| 2219 | RM2988 | Coleslaw | 4b | 4b | I. Wesley |
| 2223 | RM2992 | Cucumber | 4b | 4d/4e | I. Wesley |
| 13565A | RM2996 | Bulk milk | 4b | 4b | USDA |
| 11056A | RM2997 | Bulk milk | 4b | 4b | USDA |
| 2207 | RM2998 | Human, stillbirth | 4b | 4b | I. Wesley |
| 19115 | RM3013 | Human | 4b | 4b | ATCC |
| J0097 | RM3028 | Human | 4b | 4b | CDC/PICK> |
| G3990 | RM3098 | Cheese | 4b | 4b | R. Rabourne |
| G3982 | RM3099 | Cheese | 4b | 4b | R. Rabourne |
| H7550 | RM3100 | Hot dog | 4b | 4b | R. Rabourne |
| ScottA | RM3101 | Human, clinical | 4b | 4b | R. Rabourne |
| 12375 | RM3103 | Monkey, clinical | 4b | 4b | R. Rabourne |
| FSL-J1-225 | RM3150 | Human, clinical | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-N1-225 | RM3151 | Human, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-110 | RM3153 | Food, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-C1-122 | RM3154 | Human, sporadic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-158 | RM3173 | Goat | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-108 | RM3176 | Human, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-116 | RM3177 | Human, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-119 | RM3178 | Human, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-J1-126 | RM3179 | Human, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-N1-227 | RM3180 | Food, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-N3-008 | RM3181 | Food, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-N3-013 | RM3182 | Food, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-N3-022 | RM3183 | Food, epidemic | 4b | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| 9900094f | RM3366 | Human, spinal fluid | 4b | 4b | WADOH |
| 1161f | RM3377 | Human | 4b | 4b | WADOH |
| 1167f | RM3383 | Human | 4b | 4b | WADOH |
| 1329f | RM3384 | Human | 4b | 4b | WADOH |
| 2140f | RM3386 | Human, spinal fluid | 4b | 4b | WADOH |
| 2150f | RM3387 | Tissue | 4b | 4b | WADOH |
| 2172f | RM3388 | Stool | 4b | 4b | WADOH |
| F-4565f | RM3390 | Human | 4b | 4b | CDC |
| G-1092f | RM3391 | Human | 4b | 4b | CDC |
| 19116 | RM3022 | Chicken | 4c | 4c | ATCC |
| J0099 | RM3030 | Bull | 4c | 4c | CDC |
| FSL-X1-009 | RM3170 | Unknown | 4c | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| FSL-X1-008 | RM3172 | Unknown | 4c | 4b | M. Wiedmann |
| 36467Cf | RM3389 | Bulk milk | 4c | 4c | USDA |
| J0094 | RM3025 | Human | 4d | 4d | CDC |
| 19118 | RM3016 | Chicken | 4e | 4b | ATCC |
| FSL-M1-004 | RM3162 | Human, sporadic | N/A | 3a | M. Wiedmann |
a
USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
b
ATCC, American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Va.
c
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.
d
WADOH, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia.
e
WADDL, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Pullman.
f
Tested by three different lots of serotyping reagents.