A metagenomic framework for rapid Listeria monocytogenes surveillance in food production environments
Francis Muchaamba, Tim Reska, Michael Biggel, Kristopher M. Locken, Lukas Weilguny, S. Corti, Lucien Kelbert, Roger Stephan, Lara Urban
This paper develops a metagenomic framework for detecting Listeria monocytogenes in food environments, showing that direct metagenomics captures more strain diversity than culture-based methods.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology