Genomic diversity of serovar Typhimurium isolated from chicken processing facilities in New South Wales, Australia.

Contamination of poultry products by serovar Typhimurium (STm) is a major cause of foodborne infections and outbreaks. This study aimed to assess the diversity and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) carriage of STm in three chicken processing plants using genomic sequencing. It also aimed to investigate whether any particular strain types were associated with cases of human illness.