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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Hydroponic Lettuce in Retail: A Comparative Survey.

Kit-Ling Lam, Wai-Po Kong, Po-Yi Ling, Tsz-Ho Lau, Kin-Hang Ho, Fred Wang-Fat Lee, Ping-Lung Chan

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Effects of different cultivation methods on microbial community structure of lettuce based on metagenomic analysis.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kit-Ling LamDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.
Wai-Po KongDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-7245-5149
Po-Yi LingDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.
Tsz-Ho LauDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.
Kin-Hang HoDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.
Fred Wang-Fat LeeDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.
Ping-Lung ChanDepartment of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-5639-2117
Hong Kong Metropolitan University · HK

Funding

Faculty Development Scheme, Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR UGC/FDS/16/M03/19Institutional Development Scheme Research Infrastructure Grant, Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR UGC/IDS(R)16/19Open University of Hong Kong Research Grant 2017/1.4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydroponic produce is gaining popularity due to its suitability for urban agriculture. The general public also considers that hydroponic produce is free from microbiological contamination. In this study, we compared the frequency and abundance of tetracycline-resistant and sulphadiazine-resistant bacteria and the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of these isolates in conventional, organic, and hydroponic lettuce sold in retail. We also determined the frequency of samples carrying

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antibiotic resistance geneantibiotic-resistant bacteriahydroponic producelettuceorganic producesulphadiazinesustainabilitytetracyclineurban agriculture

Identifiers

PMID32967196
PMCPMC7554963
OpenAlexW3087072146

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