Characterisation of the bacterial microbiota of the vagina of dairy cows and isolation of pediocin-producing Pediococcus acidilactici

Table 3 Reference strains used in the study

Strain	Description
Lactobacillus plantarum FUA3099	Positive control for RAPD with M13V primer
Shigella boydii ATCC4388	Negative control for species specific PCR of E. coli 16S rRNA gene
Shigella dysenteriae ATCC188
Shigella flexneri ATCC62
E. coli O157:H7 ATCC43888	Positive control for species specific PCR of E. coli 16S rRNA gene
E. coli O157:H7 ATCC43889	SLT-II positive control
E. coli O157:H7 ATCC43890	SLT-I positive control
Pediococcus acidilactici FUA3072	Bacteriocin-producing strain expressing the pediocin AcH/PA-1 operon
Listeria innocua ATCC33090	Indicator strains used in deferred inhibition assay for bacteriocins detection

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