Correction to: Cancer Cell International 21:1 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-021-01886-z

In the original version of this article [1], the author’s name Sima Jafarpour was incorrectly written as Sima Jafarpor. The name was displayed correctly in this correction.

Also, in subtitles “Fusobacterium as a biomarker in CRC” and “Carcinogenesis mechanisms of F. nucleatum”, Fig. 1 should be changed to Fig. 2. In the subtitle “The impact of diet on the microbiota and colorectal cancer”, the line “Consequently, interventions altering microbiome composition are likely to affect oncogenesis (Fig. 1). Figure 1 should be changed to Fig. 2.”