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Editorial Expression of Concern
Editorial Expression of Concern: Emerging role of bacterial outer membrane vesicle in gastrointestinal tract
Tian Cheng‑mei 1
Yang Mei‑feng 2
Xu Hao‑ming 3
Zhu Min‑zheng 3
Zhang Yuan 4
Yao Jun yao.jun@szhospital.com

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Wang Li‑sheng wanglsszrmyy@163.com

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Liang Yu‑jie liangyjie@126.com

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Li De‑feng ldf830712@163.com

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2 Department of Hematology, Yantian District People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong China
3 grid.79703.3a 0000 0004 1764 3838 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangzhou Digestive Disease Center, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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5 grid.440218.b 0000 0004 1759 7210 Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; the First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), No. 1017, Dongmen North Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020 People’s Republic of China
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The Editor-in-Chief would like to alert the readers that concerns have been raised regarding the incorrect references 72–77 cited in this article [1]. The text citing these references is related to nucleic acids present in bacterial extracellular vesicles (EV) and outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), whereas cited references 72–77 are related to studies on mammalian cell-derived exosomes. The authors have not responded to the concerns. Readers are urged to take caution when interpreting the content of this article.

None of the authors responded to any correspondence from the Publisher about this Editorial Expression of Concern.

The online version of the original article can be found at 10.1186/s13099-023-00543-2.

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Cheng-mei Tian, Mei-feng Yang, Hao-ming Xu and Min-zheng Zhu have contributed equally to this manuscript.
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1. Tian CM Yang MF Xu HM Zhu MZ Zhang Y Yao J Wang LS Liang YJ Li DF Emerging role of bacterial outer membrane vesicle in gastrointestinal tract Gut Pathog 2023 15 20 10.1186/s13099-023-00543-2 37106359
Tian CM, Yang MF, Xu HM, Zhu MZ, Zhang Y, Yao J, Wang LS, Liang YJ, Li DF. Emerging role of bacterial outer membrane vesicle in gastrointestinal tract. Gut Pathog. 2023;15:20.37106359
