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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Front. Microbiol.</journal-id>
<journal-title>Frontiers in Microbiology</journal-title>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3389/fmicb.2024.1441699</article-id>
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<subject>Microbiology</subject>
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<subject>Retraction</subject>
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<article-title>Retraction: Immobilization of metribuzin-degrading bacteria on biochar: Enhanced soil remediation and bacterial community restoration</article-title>
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<fn fn-type="edited-by"><p>Approved by: Frontiers Editorial Office, Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland</p></fn>
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<day>11</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<year>2024</year>
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<day>31</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<day>31</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<related-article id="RA1" related-article-type="retracted-article" journal-id="Front. Microbiol." journal-id-type="nlm-ta" vol="13" page="1027284" xlink:href="10.3389/fmicb.2022.1027284" ext-link-type="doi">A Retraction of the Original Research Article <article-title>Immobilization of metribuzin-degrading bacteria on biochar: Enhanced soil remediation and bacterial community restoration</article-title> by Wahla, A. Q., Anwar, S., Fareed, M. I., Ikram, W., Ali, L., Alharby, H. F., Bamagoos, A. A., Almaghamsi, A. A., Iqbal, S., and Ali, S. (2023). <italic>Front. Microbiol</italic>. 13:1027284. doi: <object-id>10.3389/fmicb.2022.1027284</object-id></related-article>
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<p>The journal retracts the 2023 article cited above.</p>
<p>Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the contributions of the authors of the article. Our investigation, conducted in accordance with Frontiers policies, confirmed a serious breach of our authorship policies and of publication ethics; the article is therefore retracted.</p>
<p>This retraction was approved by the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors received a communication regarding the retraction and had a chance to respond. This communication has been recorded by the publisher.</p>
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