Table 6

Strains of Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium used in solutions for oral inoculation

Enterococcus faecalis

Enterococcus faecium


Strain

Source

Strain

Source


AGR991

calf

SN081

calf

AGR1140

calf

SN068

calf

AGR1371

calf

SN077

calf

SN070

poultry

SN067

calf

SN079

poultry

SN071

calf

SN083

poultry

AGR979

poultry


All strains were individually subcultured on Slanetz & Bartley medium, grown in Todd Hewitt Broth and re-suspended in 5 ml sterile PBS (pH 7.4) before pooling. Inoculation solutions used in each of the three groups of inoculated mice (Figure 6) were prepared as described in the text.

Barnett et al. BMC Immunology 2010 11:39   doi:10.1186/1471-2172-11-39

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