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ArticleTrends in microbiology2025

Reference errors in microbiology literature: 'pyroptosis' and others.

Susan L Fink

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Article in Trends in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Susan L FinkDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: sfink@uw.edu.

Funding

Role of IRE1 Alpha in Coronavirus InfectionsR01AI162684 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Susan Leilani Fink · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
Mechanism of Muscimol as a Novel Pyroptosis InhibitorR21AI178367 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FINK, SUSAN LEILANI · 2023 to 2024
$428k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI162684NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI178367
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

References in the published microbiology literature provide the foundation for current scientific knowledge within the field. However, reference errors can occur, as discussed here, including an illustrative example on the origin of the term 'pyroptosis'.

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PMID39578197
PMCPMC11798686

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