Metagenome-assembled genomes from urban pigeon feces in Istanbul, Türkiye

Key Points

• The aim is to characterize the microbial diversity present in pigeon feces through metagenomic analysis.
• Collected pigeon fecal samples from urban sites in Istanbul in 2025.
• Utilized metagenomic sequencing to assemble genomes from the samples.
• Identified dominant microbial phyla present in the fecal samples.
• Recovered 101 metagenome-assembled genomes from the fecal samples.
• Predominant phyla included Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Proteobacteria.
• Lower representation of Campylobacterota and Patescibacteriota was observed.