Retraction of: Scientific Reports 10.1038/s41598-017-16775-7, published online 28 November 2017
The Editors have retracted this Article.
After the publication of this study, concerns were raised about the differences between the genome sequences of the New South Wales and Sunshine Coast isolates of the Easter grey kangaroopox1. Tu and Upton demonstrate that these discrepancies are most likely a result of errors in the assembly of the sequencing data reported in this Article. The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the results and conclusions presented.
Andrew Peters agrees with retraction and its wording. Subir Sarker disagrees with this retraction. Naomie Tidd, Jade K. Forwood, and Karla Helbig have not responded to correspondence from the Editors about this retraction. The Editors were not able to establish the current contact details for Hayley K. Roberts, Shayne Ault, Georgia Ladmore and Shane R. Raidal.
Reference
- 1.Tu, S.-L. & Upton, C. Problems in the assembly and analysis of the kangaroopox virus-NSW isolate. Sci. Rep.14, 18753. 10.1038/s41598-024-68967-7 (2024). 10.1038/s41598-024-68967-7 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]