Table 2.
Bacterial strains used in this study
| Bacteria | Serovar | Strain no (source of strain) | No. of strains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1/2a | EGD-e | 1 |
| ATCC51772 | 1 | ||
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | ||
| 3a | ATCC51782 | 1 | |
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | ||
| 1/2c | Slcc2372 | 1 | |
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | ||
| 3c | Slcc2479 | 1 | |
| 1/2b | Slcc2755 | 1 | |
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | ||
| 3b | Slcc2450 | 1 | |
| 7 | Slcc2482 | 1 | |
| NCTC10890 | 1 | ||
| 4a | ATCC19114 | 1 | |
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | ||
| 4c | ATCC19116 | 1 | |
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 3 | ||
| 4b | ATCC19115 | 1 | |
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | ||
| 4d | ATCC19117 | 1 | |
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | ||
| 4e | ATCC19118 | 1 | |
| Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 | ||
| Listeria ivanovii | U | ATCCBAA-678 | 1 |
| U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | |
| Listeria innocua | U | ATCCBAA-680 | 1 |
| U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 2 | |
| Listeria grayi | U | ATCC25402 | 1 |
| U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | |
| Listeria seeligeri | U | ATCC35967 | 1 |
| U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 | |
| Listeria welshimeri | U | ATCC35897 | 1 |
| U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 5 | |
| Bacillus cereus | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 2 |
| Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Enterotoxigenic E. coli | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Enteroaggregative E. coli | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Enteroinvasive E. coli | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Enterohemorrhagic E. coli | U | EDL933 | 1 |
| Plesiomonas shigelloides | U | ATCC51903 | 1 |
| Shigella boydii | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Shigella sonneri | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Shigella flexneri | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | U | ATCC35667 | 1 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica | U | ATCC23715 | 1 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Aeromonas hydrophila | U | ATCC7966 | 1 |
| Vibrio vulnificus | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Proteus vulgaris | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Vibrio fluvialis | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Streptococcus bovis | U | Isolated strains (ICDC) | 1 |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | U | ATCC17802 | 1 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | U | ATCC700603 | 1 |
| Salmonella enteric | U | ICDC-NPSa001 | 1 |
Abbreviations: ATCC, American Type Culture Collection; ICDC, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; NCTC, National Collection of Type Culture; Slcc, Seeliger’s Special Listeria Culture Collection; U, unidentified serotype.