Table 1.

E. faecalis strains used in this study.

Strains	Lab name	Origin	References
JH2-2	VE14000	Sepsis, UK, 1973	37
OG1RF	VE14001	Oral infection, USA, 1975	38
V583	VE14002	Blood, USA, 1987	39
HH22	VE18245	Urine, USA, 1981	40
VE14518		Deep pus, France, before 1999	This work
VE14818		Endocarditis, France, before 2005	This work
VE14819		Endocarditis, France, before 2005	This work
VE14821		Endocarditis, France, before 2005	This work
VE14821cm	VE18821	VE14821 transformed with the plasmid pJIM2246 conferring chloramphenicol resistance41	This work
VE14821GFP	VE18826	VE14821 transformed with the GFP-expressing plasmid pMV158-GFP conferring tetracycline resistance42	This work