In vivo activity of Nisin A and Nisin V against Listeria monocytogenesin mice

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Table 1 In vitro activity of nisin A and nisin V against L. monocytogenes strains as determined by minimum inhibitory concentration assays ^a

Strain	Equivalent name	Source/Reference	Nisin A mg/L (μM)	Nisin V mg/L (μM)
EGDe::pPL2luxpHELP		[35]	12.57 (3.75)	6.22 (1.875)
33028^b	OB001102	Food	50.28 (15)	24.90 (7.5)
33077^b	98-18140	Bovine tissue	50.28 (15)	24.90 (7.5)
33225^b	LMB0455	Unknown	25.14 (7.5)	12.45 (3.75)
F4565^c	33410, FSLN3-008	Clinical (Los Angeles, California outbreak, 1985)	12.57 (3.75)	6.22 (1.875)
CD1038^d		Pork sausage	50.28 (15)	12.45 (3.75)

^aThe standard deviation is 0 because of identical triplicate results.
^bStrain acquired from Todd Ward (Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture).
^cStrain acquired from Martin Wiedmann (International Life Sciences Institute).
^dStrain acquired from Catherine Donnelly (Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont).

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