Notice of Republication
This article [1] was republished on March 30, 2026, to correct an error in the author list: Stanley M. Spinola was erroneously displayed as Stanely M. Spinola. The publisher apologizes for the error.
Additionally, the raw data underlying Figs 2B-D, 3A-C, 4A-D, S2, and S5, which were not originally provided with [1], are now included with the corrected version of [1] as S1-S5 Data.
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Reference
Citation: Elsener TA, Cehovin A, Philp C, Fortney K, Spinola SM, Maiden MCJ, et al. (2026) Correction: Origin, evolution, and success of pbla, the gonococcal beta-lactamase plasmid, and implications for public health. PLoS Pathog 22(4): e1014134. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014134
Published: April 14, 2026
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