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<aff id="aff1"><sup>1</sup><institution>Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University</institution>, <addr-line>Lanzhou</addr-line>, <country>China</country></aff>
<aff id="aff2"><sup>2</sup><institution>Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences</institution>, <addr-line>Lanzhou</addr-line>, <country>China</country></aff>
<aff id="aff3"><sup>3</sup><institution>State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University</institution>, <addr-line>Lanzhou</addr-line>, <country>China</country></aff>
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<corresp id="c001">&#x0002A;Correspondence: Tingting Li <email>litt&#x00040;lzu.edu.cn</email></corresp>
<corresp id="c002">Jie Feng <email>jfeng&#x00040;lzu.edu.cn</email></corresp>
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<related-article id="RA1" related-article-type="corrected-article" journal-id="Front. Microbiol." journal-id-type="nlm-ta" vol="14" page="1196700" xlink:href="10.3389/fmicb.2023.1196700" ext-link-type="doi">A corrigendum on <article-title>Advancements in understanding the molecular and immune mechanisms of <italic>Bartonella</italic> pathogenicity</article-title> by Jin, X., Gou, Y., Xin, Y., Li, J., Sun, J., Li, T., and Feng, J. (2023). Advancements in understanding the molecular and immune mechanisms of Bartonella pathogenicity. <italic>Front Microbiol</italic>. 14:1196700. doi: <object-id>10.3389/fmicb.2023.1196700</object-id></related-article>
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<p>In the published article, there was an error in the section <bold>Infection of endothelial cells (ECs)</bold>, paragraph 1. The citation in &#x0201C;<italic>Bartonella</italic> species have been found to inhabit various host cells, including mononuclear phagocytes, CD34<sup>&#x0002B;</sup> progenitor cells, and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) (Scutera et al., 2021), but &#x02026;&#x0201D; was incorrect. The correct citation is &#x0201C;(M&#x000E4;ndle et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">2005</xref>)&#x0201D;. In the published article, this work was not included in the list of references. The reference is &#x0201C;M&#x000E4;ndle, T., Einsele, H., Schaller, M., Neumann, D., Vogel, W., Autenrieth, I. B., et al. (2005). Infection of human CD34&#x0002B; progenitor cells with <italic>Bartonella henselae</italic> results in intraerythrocytic presence of <italic>B. henselae</italic>. <italic>Blood</italic> 106, 1215&#x02013;1222. doi: <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2004-12-4670">10.1182/blood-2004-12-4670</ext-link>&#x0201D;.</p>
<p>In the published article, there was an error in the section <bold>Infection of endothelial cells (ECs)</bold>, paragraph 1. The citation in &#x0201C;The degradation of extracellular matrix proteins has been confirmed to be facilitated by the interaction between fibrinolysis and several pathogen proteins (Vaca et al., 2022).&#x0201D; was incorrect. The correct citation is &#x0201C;(L&#x000E4;hteenm&#x000E4;ki et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3">2001</xref>)&#x0201D; In the published article, this work was not included in the list of references. The reference is &#x0201C;L&#x000E4;hteenm&#x000E4;ki, K., Kuusela, P., Korhonen, T. K. (2001). Bacterial plasminogen activators and receptors. <italic>FEMS Microbiol. Rev</italic>. 25, 531&#x02013;552. doi: <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2001.tb00590.x">10.1111/j.1574-6976.2001.tb00590.x</ext-link>&#x0201D;.</p>
<p>In the published article, there was an error in the section <bold>Infection of endothelial cells (ECs)</bold>, paragraph 2. The citation in &#x0201C;These adhesins belong to the trimeric autotransporter adhesin (TAA) family (Hoiczyk et al., 2000).&#x0201D; was incorrect. The correct citation is &#x0201C;(Linke et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">2006</xref>)&#x0201D;. As the work is no longer cited, the reference &#x0201C;Hoiczyk E, Roggenkamp A, Reichenbecher M, Lupas A, Heesemann J (2000). Structure and sequence analysis of Yersinia YadA and Moraxella UspAs reveal a novel class of adhesins. <italic>EMBO J</italic>. 19, 5989&#x02013;5899. doi: <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/19.22.5989">10.1093/emboj/19.22.5989</ext-link>&#x0201D; has been removed.</p>
<p>In the published article, there was an error in the section <bold>Infection of endothelial cells (ECs)</bold>, paragraph 3. The citation in &#x0201C;It activates hypoxia-inducible factor-1 and stimulates the secretion of pro-angiogenic cytokines, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand (CXCL) 8 (Kaiser et al., 2008, 2012), contributing to <italic>Bartonella</italic>-induced vasoproliferation.&#x0201D; was incorrect. The correct citation is &#x0201C;(Riess et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">2004</xref>; Kempf et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">2005</xref>; McCord et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6">2006</xref>)&#x0201D; In the published article, the following works were not included in the list of references, but have been added:</p>
<p>&#x0201C;Riess, T., Andersson, S. G., Lupas, A., Schaller, M., Sch&#x000E4;fer, A., Kyme, P., et al. (2004). <italic>Bartonella</italic> adhesin A mediates a proangiogenic host cell response. <italic>J. Exp. Med</italic>. 200, 1267&#x02013;1278. doi: <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20040500">10.1084/jem.20040500</ext-link>&#x0201D;</p>
<p>&#x0201C;Kempf, V. A., Lebiedziejewski, M., Alitalo, K., W&#x000E4;lzlein, J. H., Ehehalt, U., Fiebig, J., et al. (2005). Activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in bacillary angiomatosis: evidence for a role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in bacterial infections. <italic>Circulation</italic> 111, 1054&#x02013;1062. doi: <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000155608.07691.B7">10.1161/01.CIR.0000155608.07691.B7</ext-link>&#x0201D;</p>
<p>As it is no longer cited, the reference &#x0201C;(1) Kaiser, P. O., Linke, D., Schwarz, H., Leo, J. C., and Kempf, V. A. (2012). Analysis of the BadA stalk from Bartonella henselae reveals domain-specific and domain-overlapping functions in the host cell infection process. <italic>Cell. Microbiol</italic>. 14, 198&#x02013;209. doi: <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01711.x">10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01711.x</ext-link>&#x0201D; has been removed.</p>
<p>In the published article, there was an error in the section <bold>Blood-sucking arthropods as vectors for</bold> <italic><bold>Bartonella</bold></italic> <bold>transmission</bold>, paragraph 1. The citation in &#x0201C;&#x02026; human body lice <italic>Pediculus humanus corporis</italic> for <italic>B. quintana</italic> (Kloch et al., 2018)&#x02026;&#x0201D; was incorrect. The correct citation is &#x0201C;(Byam and Lloyd, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1920</xref>)&#x0201D;. In the published article, this work was not included in the list of references. The reference is &#x0201C;Byam, W., and Lloyd, L. (1920). Trench fever: its epidemiology and endemiology. <italic>Proc. R. Soc. Med</italic>. 13, 1&#x02013;27.&#x0201D; As it is no longer cited, the reference &#x0201C;Kloch, A., Wenzel, M. A., Laetsch, D. R., Michalski, O., Bajer, A., Behnke, J. M., et al. (2018). Signatures of balancing selection in toll-like receptor (TLRs) genes - novel insights from a free-living rodent. <italic>Sci. Rep</italic>. 8:8361. doi: <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26672-2">10.1038/s41598-018-26672-2</ext-link>&#x0201D; has been removed.</p>
<p>The authors apologize for these errors and state that they do not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.</p>
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