Retraction of: Scientifc Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62708-2, published online 03 April 2020


The Authors have retracted this Article.


The Authors did not have appropriate permissions for the use of the Octodon degus samples in this study, and therefore retract this Article.


Núria Benseny-Cases, Elena Álvarez-Marimon, Ester Aso, Margarita Carmona, Oxana Klementieva, Isidre Ferrer & Josep Cladera agree with the retraction and its wording. Dietmar Appelhans did not respond to the correspondence about the retraction.