Erratum to: The altered gut microbiota in adults with cystic fibrosis

• Published in: BMC microbiology Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 102
• Main Authors: Burke, D G, Fouhy, F, Harrison, M J, Rea, M C, Cotter, P D, O'Sullivan, O, Stanton, C, Hill, C, Shanahan, F, Plant, B J, Ross, R P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 27-04-2017; BMC
• Subjects: Cystic fibrosis; Erratum
• ISSN: 1471-2180; 1471-2180
• DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1006-6

In the original manuscript [1] there was a mislabelling of the data resulting in Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes at phylum level being switched. This has been corrected in the amended Figs. 2 and 4 below where before you had high levels of Actinobacteria; these are now corrected to Bacteroidetes. These amended figures show that there was a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in the relative abundance of Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, RF3, Tenericutes, and Lentisphaerae in individuals with CF at the phylum level, relative to the non-CF controls (Fig. 2). Notably, there was a significant (p < 0.05) increase in Firmicutes in people with CF relative to the controls (47% vs. 39% respectively). The overall conclusions in the manuscript remain unchanged. Fig. 2 Percentage relative abundance of phyla in those with CF compared to in non-CF controls Fig. 4 Percentage relative abundance of phyla in the non-CF controls compared to the individuals with CF, stratified based on number of IV courses in the previous 12 months