Table 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study
| Bacterial species | No. of strains from each source | Total no. of strains |
|---|---|---|
| Target bacterial species used to test the specificity of the probes | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes | 2,b 2,e 1k | 5 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1,f 2,l 7,m 6n | 16 |
| Proteus vulgaris | 1,b 5,l 1,m 10n | 17 |
| Salmonella | 2,a 3,b 3,c 6,d 1,e 3,f 6g | 24 |
| Shigella | 1,a 2,b 1,d 3,g 3h | 10 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1,a 5,b 1,c 2,d 1i | 10 |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 2,b 1e | 3 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica | 1,f 2,g 1,p 1q | 5 |
| Vibrio cholerae | 4r | 4 |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | 3,b 3,c 11,e 1,f 6j | 24 |
| Vibrio vulnificus | 1,f 3,j 1r | 5 |
| Other bacterial species used to test the specificity of the probes | ||
| Bacillus cereus | 2,d 1,e 3f | 6 |
| Bacillus subtilis | 1b | 1 |
| Bacillus thermodenitrificans | 1q | 1 |
| E. coli O157:H7 | 1t | 1 |
| Listeria innocua | 1m | 1 |
| Listeria welshimeri | 1m | 1 |
| Proteus myxofaciens | 1,c 1n | 2 |
| Proteus penneri | 1f | 1 |
| Staphylococcus caprae | 1b | 1 |
| Staphylococcus capitis | 1a | 1 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 1,s 1d | 2 |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 1,e 1k | 2 |
| Staphylococcus lentus | 1b | 1 |
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 1d | 1 |
| Staphylococcus sciuri | 1c | 1 |
| Staphylococcus simulans | 1,d 1,o 1m | 3 |
| Staphylococcus vitulinus | 1b | 1 |
| Staphylococcus warneri | 1c | 1 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 1a | 1 |
| Streptococcus bovis | 1c | 1 |
| Streptococcus canis | 1c | 1 |
| Streptococcus faecalis | 1d | 1 |
| Streptococcus faecium | 1b | 1 |
| Streptococcus lactis | 1d | 1 |
| Streptococcus mitis | 1d | 1 |
| Streptococcus porcinus | 1k | 1 |
| Streptococcus salivarius | 1d | 1 |
| Streptococcus suis | 1e | 1 |
| Vibrio hollisae | 1j | 1 |
| Vibrio fluvialis | 1,f 1r | 2 |
| Vibrio furnissii | 1k | 1 |
| Vibrio minicus | 1j | 1 |
| Vibrio alginolyticus | 1f | 1 |
| Yersinia rohdei | 1c | 1 |
| Bacterial species used to perform the double-blinded test (n = 20) | ||
| Bacillus cereus | 1f | 1 |
| Bacillus thermodenitrificans | 1q | 1 |
| E. coli O157:H7 | 1t | 1 |
| Listeria innocua | 1m | 1 |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1,e 1k | 2 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1,l 1m | 2 |
| Proteus vulgaris | 1l | 1 |
| Salmonella | 1g | 1 |
| Shigella | 1g | 1 |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 1c | 1 |
| Group B Streptococcus type III | 1c | 1 |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 1b | 1 |
| Streptococcus salivarius | 1d | 1 |
| Streptococcus sanguis | 1d | 1 |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | 1j | 1 |
| Vibrio vulnificus | 1j | 1 |
| Vibrio furnissii | 1j | 1 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica | 1p | 1 |
National Center for Veterinary Culture Collections (CVCC), Beijing, China.
National Center for Medical Culture Collections (CMCC), Beijing, China.
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), Manassas, VA.
Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AS), Beijing, China.
Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Tianjin Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Tianjin, China.
School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Soochow University, Taiwan, China.
Agricultural Culture Collection of China (ACCC), Beijing, China.
Culture Collection of the University of Goteborg (CCUG), Gothenburg, Sweden.
Czech Culture Collection of Type Culture, Institute of Hygiene, Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Immunobiology of Bacteria Institute of Microbiology and Immunology University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Clinical isolate from Tianjin First Centre Hospital, Tianjin, China.
National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC), Central Public Health Laboratory, London, United Kingdom.
German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ), Germany.
Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Tianjin Policy Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Robert Koch-Institut (RKI), Berlin, Germany.