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Retraction Note: Genome assembly of M. spongiola and comparative genomics of the genus Morchella provide initial insights into taxonomy and adaptive evolution
BMC Genomics volume 26, Article number: 449 (2025)
The Original Article was published on 27 May 2024
Retraction Note: BMC Genomics (2024) 25:518
The Editor has retracted this article because the authors were unable to provide evidence they had obtained the necessary permissions to use, in a comparative genomic analysis, 32 unpublished Morchella genomes sequenced by the Joint Genomic Institute. Figures 1, 3 and 4 using that data have now been removed. In addition, 30 pictures were used to illustrate Figs. 5 and 6 without proper credit. These figures have now been removed. The authors are invited to resubmit their article without the data used without permission and images that are based on such data. This submission will then be subjected to peer review. Qing Meng has stated on behalf of all authors they they agree to this retraction.
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Meng, Q., Xie, Z., Xu, H. et al. Retraction Note: Genome assembly of M. spongiola and comparative genomics of the genus Morchella provide initial insights into taxonomy and adaptive evolution. BMC Genomics 26, 449 (2025). https://doiorg.publicaciones.saludcastillayleon.es/10.1186/s12864-025-11667-x
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