Reference | CR9YHPZC (62)

Using genomic and molecular tools, as well as additional antibiotic susceptibility testing, we further characterized the Consumers Union collection of chicken-meat associated enterococci (CUE collection) (18) to investigate their drug resistance and genetic relationships, including phylogenetic and gene-based comparisons with known clinical isolates.

The Consumers Union anonymously purchased 316 packages of raw chicken from supermarkets over the course of 10 weekdays from Monday, 8 July 2013, to Tuesday, 23 July2013, in 26 states geographically distributed throughout the country . Chicken samples (including skinless boneless chicken breasts, thin-sliced breasts, breast tenderloins, and skin-on-bone-in breasts) were purchased at different store types (major national grocery chains, big box stores, and regional grocery stores) and from different brands (

AST Method: Broth Microdilution

Reference explicitly reports AST breakpoints: None

Reference reports using a MIC table: None