Wai Yin Chan

1. Introduction Since 2005, pork consumption in South Africa has seen a significant increase [ 1 , 2 ]. The country has a well-established pork production industry, with the largest contributions coming from the Limpopo and North West provinces, accounting for 24% and 20% of the total production, respectively [ 1 ]. In South Africa, meat is sold through formal and informal channels, including butcheries, supermarkets, farms, and open markets [ 2 ].

Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 1 July 2024 / Approved: 2 July 2024 / Online: 2 July 2024 (14:50:33 CEST) Lowe, M.; Strasheim, W.; Chan, W. Y.; Perovic, O. Bacterial and Genetic Features of Raw Retail Pork Meat: Integrative Analysis of Antibiotic Susceptibility, Whole Genome Sequencing and Metagenomics. Preprints 2024, 2024070217. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0217.v1 Lowe, M.; Strasheim, W.; Chan, W. Y.; Perovic, O.

Introduction The neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a prognostic marker for human cancers, including breast cancer.1 It is believed to reflect systemic changes induced by cancer-associated inflammation, from which it derives its prognostic association.2 Regarding the local tumour microenvironment, the major immune components consist of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs).