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. 2015 Nov 3;10(11):e0141617. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141617

Table 1. L. monocytogenes strains used in this study.

Strain Antibiotic resistance Serotype a MLST Source Year of isolation Country
ScottA Streptomycin Rifampicin 4b ST290 human isolate 1983 USA
C5 Streptomycin 4b (4d, 4e) ST2 cow feaces 2007 Ireland
PL25 Rifampicin 1/2b (3b, 7) ST59 ground pork 2009 Greece
6179 Rifampicin 1/2a (3a) ST121 cheese 1999 Ireland

a Serovar-specific groups were determined by multiplex PCR. Serotypes in parenthesis were excluded due to MLST classification.