Correction to: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

http://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-021-11634-y

In the published version, the affiliation for the authors Jack Ho Wong and Tzi Bun Ng are not correct.

The present affiliations are mentioned below:

(i) Jack Ho Wong, School of Health Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong, China

(ii) Tzi Bun Ng, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China