Table 1. Bacterial strains used in this study.
| Bacteria / Serotype | Strain/Isolated | Sourcea |
|---|---|---|
| L. monocytogenes 1/2a | V7 | FDA |
| L. monocytogenes 1/2b | F4260 | CDC |
| L. monocytogenes 1/2c | 7644 | ATCC |
| L. monocytogenes 4a | 19114 | ATCC |
| L. monocytogenes 4b | F4244 | CDC |
| L. monocytogenes 4c | 19116 | ATCC |
| L. monocytogenes 4d | 19117 | ATCC |
| L. monocytogenes 4e | 19118 | ATCC |
| L. monocytogenes 4ab | Murray B | FDA |
| L. monocytogenes 3a | 19113 | ATCC |
| L. monocytogenes 3b | 2540 | ATCC |
| L. monocytogenes 3c | 2479 | SLCC |
| L. monocytogenes 7 | 2482 | SLCC |
| L. innocua | F4248 | CDC |
| L. innocua 6a | Li01 | UFPel |
| L. welshimeri | 35897 | ATCC |
| L. seeligeri | 3954 | SLCC |
| L. seeligeri | Ls02 | UFPel |
| L. ivanovii | SE98 | USDA |
| L. grayii | 19120 | ATCC |
| L. marthii | BAA-1595 | ATCC |
| L. rocourtiae | 109804 | CIP |
| Bacillus subtilis | 6633 | ATCC |
| Bacillus thuringiensis | DUP-6044 | MFM-Purdue |
| Escherichia coli O157:H7 | EDL933 | CDC |
| Lactococcus lactis | 11454 | ATCC |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | DUP-14591 | MFM-Purdue |
| Lactobacillus paracasei | DUP-13076 | MFM-Purdue |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | --- | MFM-Purdue |
| Enterococcus faecalis | --- | MFM-Purdue |
| Lactococcus lactis subsp. Lactis | HK21 | MFM-Purdue |
| Enterobacter cloacae | HK8 | MFM-Purdue |
| Bacillus cereus | 11778 | ATCC |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 13301 | ATCC |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 10145 | ATCC |
| Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium | DUP-1167 | MFM-Purdue |
| Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis | 13076 | ATCC |
a FDA: Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.; ATCC: American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, MD.; SLCC: Special Listeria Culture Collection, Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, Univ. of Würzburg, Germany; USDA: National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, Illinois, USA.; MFM-Purdue: Molecular Food Microbiology Lab Collection, Purdue University.; UFPel: Laboratório de Microbiologia de Alimentos Collection, FAEM-UFPel; CIP: Collection de l'Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.