Correction to: Arch Virol (2017) 162:3283–3291 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-017-3449-3

The author would like to correct the errors in the online published article.

The affiliation of co-authors Heba Shawer and Asma Amleh should read as:

Biotechnology Program, Department of Biology, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.

The correct email ID for corresponding author is “aihab@ngu.edu.eg“.