TABLE 2.

Non-Listeria strains used in this study^a

Species	Strainb	Other des- ignation	Source
Bacillus subtilis	PAM 870	NCTC 10400	Collection
Bacillus cereus	PAM 871	NCTC 7464	Collection
Brochothrix thermosphacta	UdG 1510	CTC 1510	Food plant, meat
Brochothrix thermosphacta	PAM 873		Collection
Citrobacter freundii	PAM 878	ATCC 8090	Collection
Enterobacter aerogenes	PAM 863	NCTC 10006	Collection
Enterococcus faecalis	UdG 2708	CTC 2708	Food plant, meat
Enterococcus faecalis	PAM 872	NCTC 775	Collection
Enterococcus faecium	UdG 492	CTC 492	Food plant, meat
Enterococcus malodoratus	UdG 7007		Food plant, meat
Enterococcus malodoratus	UdG 7008		Food plant, meat
Enterococcus malodoratus	UdG 7009		Food plant, meat
Klebsiella aerogenes	PAM 862	NCTC 9528	Collection
Kurthia gibsonii	PAM 876		Collection
Kurthia zopfii	PAM 875	ATCC 6900	Collection
Lactobacillus curvatus	UdG 742	CTC 742	Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus curvatus	UdG 759	CTC 759	Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus curvatus	UdG 1174	CTC 1174	Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus murinus	UdG 7004		Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus murinus	UdG 7005		Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus murinus	UdG 7006		Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus plantarum	UdG 305	CTC 305	Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus reuteri	UdG 7010		Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus reuteri	UdG 7011		Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus reuteri	UdG 7012		Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus reuteri	UdG 7013		Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus sakei	UdG 746	CTC 746	Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus sakei	UdG 748	CTC 748	Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus sakei	UdG 756	CTC 756	Food plant, meat
Lactobacillus sakei	UdG 757	CTC 757	Food plant, meat
Lactococcus garvieae	UdG 7001		Food plant, meat
Lactococcus garvieae	UdG 7002		Food plant, meat
Lactococcus garvieae	UdG 7003		Food plant, meat
Lactococcus lactis	UdG 122	CTC 122	Food plant, meat
Leuconostoc carnosum	UdG 747	CTC 747	Food plant, meat
Pediococcus pentosaceus	UdG 745	CTC 745	Food plant, meat
Pediococcus acidolactici	UdG 771	CTC 771	Food plant, meat
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	PAM 860		Collection
Rhodococcus equi	CECT 555T		Collection
Staphylococcus aureus	CECT 4520T		Collection
Staphylococcus aureus	PAM 868		Collection
Staphylococcus epidermidis	PAM 869		Collection
Streptococcus faecalis	PAM 879		Collection
Streptococcus pyogenes	PAM 880		Collection

^aAll the strains were negative in the PCR assays.

^bSee Table 1, footnote a.