Fig. 6: Phylogenetic tree of Metagenome-Assembled Genomes (MAGs) reconstructed from cheeses and dairy environment.

Phylogenetic tree of all the MAGs reconstructed in this study, spanning 2111 Species-level Genome Bins (SGBs). From outer to inner, rings are colored according to phylum-level taxonomic assignment, sample type and identification of SGBs at species level (as reported in the Methods). The category “cheese-related materials” groups together milk, brine and whey culture. MAGs have been reconstructed from n = 308, 199, 37, 524, and 182 biologically independent samples from food contact, non food contact, operators’ swabs, final products, and cheese-related materials, respectively.