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However, physiological differences among cell types can result in variable cell recovery and DNA yields, thereby skewing relative abundance estimates. Here, we evaluated (i) variations in cell recovery among different bacterial and fungal species after surface swabbing and (ii) the impact of DNA extraction protocols on relative abundance estimates from artificially inoculated stainless steel surfaces. Our results showed that\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      (Gram-negative cell),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Listeria monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                      (Gram-positive),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Bacillus cereus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (bacterial spore),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Alicyclobacillus suci<\/jats:italic>\n                      (bacterial spore),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Exophiala phaeomuriformis<\/jats:italic>\n                      (fungal cell),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Aspergillus fischeri<\/jats:italic>\n                      (fungal spore) differed significantly (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05) in their recovery rates from stainless steel surfaces. Vegetative cells (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) exhibited lower average recovery rates from surface swabbing (2.9%\u20136.6%) than spores (35.2%\u201394.9%). Extending the bead-beating step in DNA extraction by 10 min generally improved yields though the impact varied by organism. For example, DNA yields of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      increased from 70 to 84 ng\/mL while that of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                      increased only from 23.2 to 29.2 ng\/mL. Cell recovery and DNA extraction impacted relative abundance estimates from amplicon sequencing. Starting off at equal relative abundances of 25%\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">, L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                      was underestimated (9%\u201317%) in downstream calculations, while\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">B. cereus<\/jats:italic>\n                      was overestimated (36%\u201344%). These results underscore the limitations of amplicon sequencing for microbiota characterization on food facility surfaces and highlight the need to improve current swabbing and DNA extraction methods.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Amplicon sequencing has been used to characterize microbial communities on facility surfaces. However, few studies have evaluated the accuracy of the amplicon sequencing workflow for quantifying spoilage and pathogenic organisms in these microbial communities. Here, we assessed the accuracy of amplicon sequencing to evaluate the relative abundance of spoilage and pathogenic organisms commonly found in food-processing environments. The results revealed biases in relative abundances due to limitations in cell recovery and DNA extraction methods. 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