The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.JD agreed with the retraction. MZA, HIA, AG, ZS, BA, SA, AJ, and JAN did not agree with the retraction. AAA-G, MSE, and HD either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
Authors: Muhammad Zulfiqar Ahmad; Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad; Asma Gul; Zamarud Shah; Bushra Ahmad; Shakeel Ahmed; Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi; Mohamed S Elshikh; Arshad Jamil; Jamal Abdul Nasir; Helena Dvořáčková; Jan Dvořáček Journal: PLoS One Date: 2022-02-25 Impact factor: 3.752