Microbial Pathogens Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-29 · 5 entries checked · 2 flagged · 4 issues confirmed · 2 corrected · 2 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Salmonella — The claim that Salmonella can survive desiccation and persist for years in dry environments and foods is overstated; while it can survive for extended periods, 'years' is not typical for most environments and is a factual exaggeration.

Salmonella enterica — The claim that '70% of human cases are attributed to the consumption of contaminated eggs, chicken, or turkey' is not a universally established statistic for all Salmonella enterica infections; attribution varies by region and study.

Salmonella enterica — The statement 'S. enterica genomes have been reconstructed from up to 4,000 year old human remains across Western Eurasia' is inaccurate because the geographic scope 'across Western Eurasia' is too broad—the oldest known samples are from specific sites in Scan

Open data

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Corrections

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