Corrections have been made to “Gut Microbiota and Immune System Interactions” [1], a review article published in Microorganisms, to remove text found in previously published work. While phrasing was adjusted throughout, the most extensive changes can be found in Sections 2.1 and 3.1.
Within days of publication, the authors became aware of some unintentional language replication. Albeit cited, several references were not properly paraphrased or quoted from the sources. After contacting the journal and offering to retract the article, we conducted an extensive review of the manuscript and made necessary adjustments. Details of modifications were provided to the journal for review, and corrections were deemed sufficient in lieu of retraction. Only stylistic editorial changes were made and thus there is no alteration in content from the originally accepted manuscript.
We would like to thank Microorganisms’ Editorial Board for allowing us to make corrections and offer our sincerest apology to the scientific community.
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The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Reference
- 1.Yoo J.Y., Groer M., Dutra S.V.O., Sarkar A., McSkimming D.I. Gut Microbiota and Immune System Interactions. Microorganisms. 2020;8:1587. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101587. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]