Correction to: Microb Cell Fact (2021) 20:108 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01599-y

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified a problem with the authorship. In the original authorship, Tianle Li had been erroneously detailed as the second author. However, as Shunhao Zhang and Tianle Li contributed equally to this work, Tianle Li should in fact be regarded as a co-first author.

The authorship has been updated in the original article and the correct authorship may be seen in this correction.

The authors apologize for this mistake and any inconvenience caused. All authors agree to this correction of authorship.