TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains
| Straina | Sourceb |
|---|---|
| Gram-positive bacteria | |
| Enterococcus faecalis | AF 137.1.7 |
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | CCUG 18364 |
| Lactobacillus paracasei | AF 36.4.15 |
| Lactobacillus rhamnosus | AF 15.5.23 |
| Clostridium difficile | AF 140.6.21 |
| Clostridium perfringens | AF 137.4.22 |
| Staphylococcus aureus nonsuperantigenic 1 | AF 122.1.3 |
| Staphylococcus aureus nonsuperantigenic 2 | AF 7.0.1 |
| Staphylococcus aureus SEA 1 | AF 18.2.7 |
| Staphylococcus aureus SEA 2 | AF 21.2.6 |
| Staphylococcus aureus SEB 1 | AF 14.0.5 |
| Staphylococcus aureus SEB 2 | AFI 12:4:5 |
| Staphylococcus aureus SEC | AF 8.0.7 |
| Staphylococcus aureus SEC 1 | AF 137.1.4 |
| Staphylococcus aureus SEC 2 | AF 39.0.3 |
| Staphylococcus aureus TSST-1 1 | AF 181.1.5 |
| Staphylococcus aureus TSST-1 2 | AF 27.1.3 |
| Staphylococcus aureus TSST-1/SEA 1 | AF 11.1.6 |
| Staphylococcus aureus TSST-1/SEA 2 | AF 72.0.5 |
| Gram-negative bacteria | |
| Bacteroides fragilis | AF 137.6.12 |
| Escherichia coli | AF 120.4.1 |
a
All strains were obtained from infant fecal samples.
b
AF, Allergyflora Study, in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Gothenburg; CCUG, Culture Collection of the University of Gothenburg; AFI, Allergyflora Study Italy, in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Gothenburg.