Correction to: BMC Microbiol 21, 8 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02065-2

Following publication of the original article [1], we were notified of a mistake in author affiliation 1, which was introduced after the proofs were approved.

Originally published affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.

Corrected affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.

The original article has been corrected.

The publisher apologizes for any inconvenience.