Cytotoxicity of Bacterial Metabolic Products, including Listeriolysin O, on Leukocyte Targets

Table 1

List of bacterial strains.

Strain	Characteristics	References
L. monocytogenes 10403S	Wild type	[17]
L. monocytogenes 1189	10403S strain harbouring point mutation in hly gene resulting in Cys484Ala substitution in LLO protein.	[18]
L. monocytogenes 1190	10403S strain harbouring point mutation in hly gene resulting in Cys484Ser substitution in LLO protein.	[18]
L. monocytogenes 1044	Nonhemolytic derivative of 10403S. Insertional mutant in hlyA gene.	[19]
L. monocytogenes MAC	Mackaness strain, hypervirulent isolate harbouring natural 𝑝𝑟𝑓𝐴^∗ mutation, overproducing determinants of pathogenesis.	[20]
B. subtilis MB4	Asporogenic derivative of strain ZB307 containing a; spoIIE::Tn9I7fQHU181::1ac55 insertion	[21, 22]
B. subtilis BR1-S	MB4/pAG58/hly	[16]
B. subtilis BR1-89	MB4/pAG58/ℎ𝑙𝑦^𝐶484𝐴	This work
B. subtilis BR1-90	MB4/pAG58/ℎ𝑙𝑦^𝐶484𝑆	This work