Table 1 E. faecalis strains used in this study.

From: Intestinal translocation of enterococci requires a threshold level of enterococcal overgrowth in the lumen

Strains

Lab name

Origin

References

JH2-2

VE14000

Sepsis, UK, 1973

37

OG1RF

VE14001

Oral infection, USA, 1975

38

V583

VE14002

Blood, USA, 1987

39

HH22

VE18245

Urine, USA, 1981

40

VE14518

 

Deep pus, France, before 1999

This work

VE14818

 

Endocarditis, France, before 2005

This work

VE14819

 

Endocarditis, France, before 2005

This work

VE14821

 

Endocarditis, France, before 2005

This work

VE14821cm

VE18821

VE14821 transformed with the plasmid pJIM2246 conferring chloramphenicol resistance41

This work

VE14821GFP

VE18826

VE14821 transformed with the GFP-expressing plasmid pMV158-GFP conferring tetracycline resistance42

This work