Impact of databases on genomic survey of Salmonella antimicrobial resistance and virulence factor functional genes across the African continent
Balasubramanian Ganesan, Hana Azuma, ROBERT C. BAKER, Jorge Pinto Ferreira, Jeffrey T. LeJeune
The paper analyzes AMR and virulence genes in Salmonella isolates from Africa using multiple databases, finding no correlation between isolate count and AMR prevalence, and identifying meat and dairy as primary sources.
bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology