Corrigendum to “Rapid and sensitive detection of shrimp infectious myonecrosis virus using a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification and visual colorogenic nanogold hybridization probe assay” [J. Virol. Methods, Vol. 193 (2013) 542–547, (S0166093413002711), (10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.07.017)]

Abstract

The authors regret that they have identified the following errors in the published article and hereby provide the necessary corrections. Erroneous figure: Upon re-examination of the raw data, the authors identified an issue of data duplication in Fig. 3B of the published article, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Specifically, identical images of test tubes were inadvertently reused in the original figure, resulting in unintentional duplication. This error occurred because the photographs were taken more than six hours after the reactions had been incubated, during which time differential sedimentation of the gold nanoparticles led to variations in colour intensity among the tubes, complicating accurate visual documentation. Correct figure: The authors repeated the entire experimental process, including the preparation of the AuNP probe and the optimization of the AuNP-based hybridization assay for IMNV detection. In addition, the authors re-evaluated the specificity of the LAMP–AuNP assay for IMNV detection. The results of these experiments are presented in Fig. 2. All photographic documentation was completed within 30 min of MgSO₄ addition to avoid the inconsistencies caused by prolonged incubation, as noted in previously. These results showed identical specificity to LAMP followed by UV–Vis detection (Fig. 3). The newly obtained results confirm that the previous image duplication did not compromise the overall scientific conclusions of the study. The authors sincerely apologize for this oversight and are committed to maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and integrity in all future research. ____________________________ DOI of original article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.07.017