Table 1. Listeria monocytogenes strains and their phages used in this study

Bacterial strains and bacteriophages		Sources
Host strains	Serotype
Listeria monocytogenes ATCC7644	1/2c	ATCC, a human isolate
Listeria monocytogenes ATCC15313T	1/2a	ATCC
Listeria monocytogenes ATCC19114	4a	ATCC, animal tissue
Listeria monocytogenes ATCC19115	4b	ATCC
Bacteriophages
Phage LMP1		This study
Phage LMP7		This study
Phage LMP8		This study
Phage LMP12		This study