Text Correction
There was an error in the original publication [1]. The description of the methods for analyzing gut microbiota was not described properly. The following sentences in the methods were inaccurate and, thus, should be corrected: “Fecal samples were collected within 3 days prior to the study by using a commercial tube kit (TechnoSuruga Laboratory Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan) and cotton swabs and were stored at 4 °C until the DNA was extracted as previously reported [20,21,22]. The gut microbiota composition was investigated by applying the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) method targeting the V3–V4 region of the prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes, as previously described [23].”
A correction was applied to 2. Subjects and Methods, 2.2. Characteristics Measured, 1st Paragraph, lines 2–7:
Fecal samples were collected within 3 days prior to the study by using a commercial tube kit (TechnoSuruga Laboratory Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan), and stored at 4 °C until the DNA was extracted, as previously reported [20,21,22]. The gut microbiota composition was investigated by conducting a next-generation sequencing analysis targeting the V3–V4 region of the prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes, as previously described [23].
The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused and state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.
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Reference
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