Correction: BMC Microbiol24, 162 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03295-4

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors would like to change the primary affiliation of Dr. Yogesh S. Shouche to “National Centre for Microbial Resource, DBT - National Centre for Cell Science (DBT-NCCS), NCCS Complex, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Campus, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India,” instead of “MicrobeAI Lab, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), University Road, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka 575018, India”.