Correction to: Microbiome (2018) 6:87

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0475-7

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported a typographic error in the type of master mix kit used, the text should read as:

“The qPCR was performed using Fast SYBR Green Master Mix (Thermo Fisher).”

The authors regret this error and the inconvenience caused.