Annie Wing-Tung Lee, Iain Chi-Fung Ng, Evelyn Yin-Kwan Wong, Ivan Tak-Fai Wong, Rebecca Po-Po Sze, Kit-Yu Chan, Tsz-Yan So, Zhipeng Zhang, Sharon Ka-Yee Fung, Sally Choi-Ying Wong, Wing-Yin Tam, Hiu-Yin Lao, Lam-Kwong Lee, Jake Siu-Lun Leung, Chloe Toi-Mei Chan, Timothy Ting-Leung Ng, Jiaying Zhang, Franklin Wang-Ngai Chow, Polly Hang-Mei Leung, Gilman Kit-Hang Siu
Foodborne pathogens, particularly antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria, remain a significant threat to global health. Given the limitations of conventional culture-based approaches, which are limited in scope and time-consuming, metagenomic sequencing of food products emerges as a promising solution. This method provides a fast and comprehensive way to detect the presence of pathogenic microbes and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). Notably, nanopore long-read sequencing provides more accurate bacterial taxonomic classification in comparison to short-read sequencing...
August 2024: Food Microbiology