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Table 3 Virulence assessment and survival in whole blood of a sub-collection of L. monocytogenes strains

From: Antimicrobial peptides effectively kill a broad spectrum of Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus strains independently of origin, sub-type, or virulence factor expression

Strain

Invasion Caco-2 (CFU/ml)

50% mortality C. elegans (hours)

Cell density Whole blood (CFU/ml)

La22

1.4 × 105

-

6.4 × 103

V518a

3.8 × 105

-

-

N53-1

1.9 × 102

110

1.3 × 103

No40-1

1.1 × 105

-

-

R479a

2.4 × 104

-

-

O57

4.1 × 104

-

-

H13-1

5.5 × 102

-

-

La111

4.1 × 102

110

2.9 × 102

M103-1

1.9 × 102

-

-

EGD

2.1 × 104

110

1.3 × 103

LO28

5.3 × 103

-

-

4666

3.1 × 105

-

-

4459

8.5 × 104

-

-

7418

2.8 × 105

80

2.8 × 104

4446

1.2 × 105

80

4.3 × 104

6895

3.3 × 104

-

-

7291

2.6 × 105

-

-

4239

1.9 × 104

-

-

Scott A

2.8 × 105

80

9.0 × 102

  1. Data on Caco-2 cell invasion and C. elegans mortality based on [27, 28].