# Shotgun metagenomic sequencing for detection of foodborne pathogens in retail chicken

## TL;DR

This study uses shotgun metagenomic sequencing to detect foodborne pathogens in retail chicken samples processed in different ways.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the public release of a dataset for analyzing microbial diversity and pathogen detection across sample processing methods.

## Key findings

- Shotgun metagenomic sequencing was applied to detect foodborne pathogens in retail chicken samples.
- Two processing methods—whole carcass enrichment and rinse—were evaluated for pathogen detection effectiveness.
- A public dataset was created to support future research on microbial diversity and pathogen presence.

## Abstract

We applied shotgun metagenomic sequencing to microbiomes from retail chicken processed using whole carcass enrichment and rinse methodologies to evaluate their effectiveness in detecting foodborne pathogens. The dataset has been made publicly available to facilitate future analysis of microbial diversity and pathogen presence across different sample processing methods.