Retraction Note on Bat Coronaviruses
Author Information
Author(s): Alice Latinne, Ben Hu, Kevin J. Olival, Guangjian Zhu, Libiao Zhang, Hongying Li, Aleksei A. Chmura, Hume E. Field, Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio, Jonathan H. Epstein, Bei Li, Wei Zhang, Lin-Fa Wang, Zheng-Li Shi, Peter Daszak
Primary Institution: EcoHealth Alliance, New York, USA
Conclusion
Errors in the sequence data of a previous study on bat coronaviruses were identified, leading to a retraction.
Supporting Evidence
- Errors in the sequence data included in the analyses were identified.
- 41 coronavirus sequences from bats were erroneously included.
- 27 duplicated sequences were also included in the analyses.
- A revised article was published after removing the erroneous sequences.
Takeaway
Scientists found mistakes in a study about bat viruses, so they decided to take it back and fix it.
Methodology
The retraction notes that erroneous sequences were included in the analyses, and a revised article was published after peer review.
Limitations
The retraction does not specify limitations but acknowledges errors in the original data.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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