TABLE 1.
Enterobacteria strains used in this study.
| Strain description | Source |
| Salmonella enteritidis | ATCC® 13076 |
| Salmonella typhimurium | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella typhi | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella derby | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella dublin | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella give | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella saintpaul | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella hadar | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella infantis | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella anatum | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella panama | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella typhimurium var5- | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella javiana | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella braenderup | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella muenchen | Clinical isolate |
| Salmonella paratyphi A | Clinical isolate |
| Bacillus cereus | ATCC® 10876 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | ATCC® 14506 |
| Escherichia coli O104:H4 | ATCC® BAA-2326 |
| Escherichia coli O145:NM | ATCC® CDC99–3311 |
| Escherichia coli O157:H7 | ATCC® 35150 |
| Proteus mirabilis | ATCC® 12453 |
| Proteus vulgaris | ATCC® 33420 |
| Shigella boydii | ATCC® 9207 |
| Shigella sonnei | ATCC® 9290 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | ATCC® 25923 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | ATCC® 6538 |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | ATCC® 17802 |
ATCC, Reference strain from the American Type Culture Collection.