Table 1 A list of cell lines/bacterial strains, their origin and maintenance/growth conditions used within this study.

From: Antibiotic carry over is a confounding factor for cell-based antimicrobial research applications

Human immortalised cell lines

Origin

Routine growth medium/conditions

Reference

10PCAh

Immortalised human oral mucosal lamina propria-progenitor cells

DMEM, 10% FBS, 1% L glutamine, 1% Antibiotic/Antimycotic

37 °C + 5% CO2

29

NHh

Immortalised human fibroblasts from healthy leg tissue (patient H)

53

NIh

Immortalised human fibroblasts from healthy leg tissue (patient I)

53

NKh

Immortalised human fibroblasts from healthy leg tissue (patient K)

53

WHh

Immortalised human fibroblasts from chronic venous wound tissue (patient H)

53

WIh

Immortalised human fibroblasts from chronic venous wound tissue (patient I)

53

WKh

Immortalised human fibroblasts from chronic venous wound tissue (patient K)

53

HaCaT

Spontaneously transformed human keratinocyte cell line

54

DU145

Prostate carcinoma cell line

55

Bacterial isolates/strains

Origin (penicillin resistance status)

Bacterial growth medium/conditions

Reference

S. aureus NCTC 6571

Lab strain susceptible to penicillin

TSA, TSB, MHB, BHI

35 °C/37°C ± 5% CO2

~In house

S. aureus 1061 A

Clinical strain resistant to penicillin

56

S. aureus 1004 A

Clinical strain resistant to penicillin

56

S. aureus 1038B

Clinical strain susceptible to penicillin

56

S. aureus NCTC 4137

Lab strain susceptible to penicillin

~In house

S. aureus NCTC 7791

Lab strain susceptible to penicillin

~In house

S. aureus EMRSA-15

Clinical strain resistant to penicillin

~In house

S. epidermidis 1064 A

Clinical strain resistant to penicillin

56

S. epidermidis ATCC 12,228

Lab strain susceptible to penicillin

~In house

S. warneri NCTC 5955

Lab strain susceptible to penicillin

~In house