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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2017

Characterization of Metagenomes in Urban Aquatic Compartments Reveals High Prevalence of Clinically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Wastewaters.

Charmaine Ng, Martin Tay, Boonfei Tan, Thai-Hoang Le, Laurence Haller, Hongjie Chen, Tse H Koh, Timothy M S Barkham, Karina Y-H Gin

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Charmaine NgDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Martin TayCentre for Environmental Sensing and Modeling, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Boonfei TanCentre for Environmental Sensing and Modeling, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Thai-Hoang LeDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Laurence HallerDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Hongjie ChenDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Tse H KohDepartment of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Timothy M S BarkhamDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Karina Y-H GinDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SGSingapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology · SGHo Chi Minh City International University · VNSingapore General Hospital · SGTan Tock Seng Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating problem and a threat to public health. Comparative metagenomics was used to investigate the occurrence of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in wastewater and urban surface water environments in Singapore. Hospital and municipal wastewater (

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antibiotic resistant genesbeta-lactamase resistant genescomparative metagenomicshospitalmunicipaltributarywastewaterswater body

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PMID29201017
PMCPMC5696577
OpenAlexW2770878437

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