Table 1. General information of Listeria monocytogenes strains used in this study

Strain Origin Serotype
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10805 Poultry 1
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10806 Spinal fluid of man 2
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10807 Human 3a
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10808 Animal, Tissue (ruminant brain) 4a
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10809 Human 4b
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10810 Chicken 4c
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10811 Chicken 4e
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10920 Unknown 1/2a
L. monocytogenes NCCP 10943 Rabbit 1/2a