Following publication of the Expression of Concern on this article [1,2], author HE provided an updated Figshare link for access to the original data files supporting this article’s [1] results.
The updated Data Availability statement reads:
The link to our data is: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.31558558. Nucleotide sequencing data has been uploaded to NCBI under BioProject PRJNA930766.
With this Correction, the PLOS Pathogens Editors consider the concerns underlying the Expression of Concern [2] resolved.
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Citation: The PLOS Pathogens Editors (2026) Correction: Effects of Capsular Polysaccharide amount on Pneumococcal-Host interactions. PLoS Pathog 22(4): e1014141. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014141
Published: April 16, 2026
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