Use of a taxon-specific reference database for accurate metagenomics-based pathogen detection of Listeria monocytogenes in turkey deli meat and spinach

Abstract Background The reliability of culture-independent pathogen detection in foods using metagenomics is contingent on the quality and composition of the reference database. The inclusion of microbial sequences from a diverse representation of taxonomies in universal reference databases is recom...

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Main Authors: Jillian Rumore, Matthew Walker, Franco Pagotto, Jessica D. Forbes, Christy-Lynn Peterson, Andrea D. Tyler, Morag Graham, Gary Van Domselaar, Celine Nadon, Aleisha Reimer, Natalie Knox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09338-w