The sources and transmission routes of microbial populations throughout a meat processing facility
B. Zwirzitz, S. U. Wetzels, E. D. Dixon, B. Stessl, A. Zaiser, I. Rabanser, S. Thalguter, B. Pinior, F.-F. Roch, C. R. Strachan, J. Zhangellini, M. Dzieciol, M. Wagner, E. Mann
This study uses high-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing to map microbial transmission routes in a pork processing plant, identifying non-animal sources of contamination and recommending sequencing depth for microbial source tracking.
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · Jul 10, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology