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