Table 1.
Characteristics of L. monocytogenes strains used in the present study.
| Category | Strain ID (Internal) | Strain ID (NCBI) 1 | Source | Lineage | Serogroup | Sequence Type (ST) | Clonal Complex (CC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATCC | ATCC 7644 | ATCC 7644 | Human | II | IIc | 122 | 9 |
| ATCC 19112 | WSLC1001 | Human | II | IIc | 12 | 7 | |
| Dairy | 17 | CFSAN045778 | Product | II | IIa | 9 | 9 |
| 25 | CFSAN045791 | Product | II | IIc | 9 | 9 | |
| 76 | CFSAN044775 | Product | II | IIc | 9 | 9 | |
| G40 | CFSAN044840 | Product | II | IIa | 325 | 31 | |
| G52 | CFSAN044807 | Product | II | IIa | 325 | 31 | |
| 7 | CFSAN045850 | Production Environment | II | IIa | 325 | 31 | |
| 18 | CFSAN045794 | Production Environment | II | IIa | 9 | 9 | |
| 40 | CFSAN044857 | Production Environment | II | IIa | 325 | 31 | |
| G46 | CFSAN044805 | Production Environment | II | IIa | 325 | 31 | |
| G69 | CFSAN044813 | Production Environment | II | IIa | 325 | 31 | |
| Meat | 16 | CFSAN045938 | Product | II | IIa | 325 | 31 |
| 20 | CFSAN045829 | Product | II | IIa | 9 | 9 | |
| 36 | CFSAN044741 | Product | II | IIc | 9 | 9 | |
| 38 | CFSAN044748 | Product | II | IIc | 9 | 9 | |
| 64 | CFSAN044767 | Product | II | IIc | 9 | 9 | |
| 1 | CFSAN046012 | Production Environment | II | IIc | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | CFSAN045995 | Production Environment | II | IIa | 325 | 31 | |
| 6 | CFSAN045858 | Production Environment | II | IIc | 9 | 9 | |
| 13 | CFSAN045971 | Production Environment | II | IIa | 9 | 9 | |
| 37 | CFSAN046048 | Production Environment | II | IIc | 9 | 9 |
1 ID of the strains in the NCBI database (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/; accessed on 20 May 2021).