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Expression of Concern

Expression of Concern: Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis with an endopolygalacturonase gene isolated from Pectobacterium. carotovorum; a plant pathogenic bacterial strain

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The PLOS One Editors issue this Expression of Concern for this article [1] because of concerns identified about the peer review process. Readers are advised to interpret the article [1] with caution.

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  1. 1. Rafique N, Bashir S, Khan MZ, Hayat I, Orts W, Wong DWS. Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis with an endopolygalacturonase gene isolated from Pectobacterium. carotovorum; a plant pathogenic bacterial strain. PLoS One. 2021;16(12):e0256562. pmid:34936645

Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2026) Expression of Concern: Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis with an endopolygalacturonase gene isolated from Pectobacterium. carotovorum; a plant pathogenic bacterial strain. PLoS One 21(6): e0351798. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0351798

Published: June 17, 2026

Copyright: © 2026 The PLOS One Editors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.