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CORRECTION article

Front. Environ. Sci.

Sec. Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment

Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1708183

Correction: Escherichia coli thrives in soil 24 months after grazing exclusion in a rainfed Mediterranean biodiverse pasture

Provisionally accepted
Frank  G.A. VerheijenFrank G.A. Verheijen1*Antun  JelincicAntun Jelincic1Simon  JefferySimon Jeffery2Tiago  DomingosTiago Domingos3Zahra  KhodaparastZahra Khodaparast1Ana  Catarina BastosAna Catarina Bastos1
  • 1Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
  • 2Harper Adams University Crop and Environment Research Centre, Newport, United Kingdom
  • 3Marine, Environment and Technology Centre (MARETEC), LARSyS, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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Keywords: Soil, biochar, E. coli, grassland, shotgun DNA

Received: 18 Sep 2025; Accepted: 19 Sep 2025.

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* Correspondence: Frank G.A. Verheijen, verheijen@ua.pt

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