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Front. Sci., 24 April 2024
Volume 2 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsci.2024.1411573

Corrigendum: Metagenomic probing toward an atlas of the taxonomic and metabolic foundations of the global ocean genome

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  1. Metagenomic probing toward an atlas of the taxonomic and metabolic foundations of the global ocean genome

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Elisa Laiolo,,*&#x;Elisa Laiolo1,2,3*†Intikhab Alam&#x;Intikhab Alam3†Mahmut UludagMahmut Uludag3Tahira Jamil,,Tahira Jamil1,2,3Susana Agusti,Susana Agusti1,2Takashi GojoboriTakashi Gojobori3Silvia G. AcinasSilvia G. Acinas4Josep M. GasolJosep M. Gasol4Carlos M. Duarte,,Carlos M. Duarte1,2,3
  • 1Marine Science Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 3Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 4Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Institute of Marine Sciences, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

A Corrigendum on
Metagenomic probing toward an atlas of the taxonomic and metabolic foundations of the global ocean genome

by Laiolo E, Alam I, Uludag M, Jamil T, Agusti S, Gojobori T, Acinas SG, Gasol JM, Duarte CM. (2024). Front Sci (2024) 1:1038696. doi: 10.3389/fsci.2023.1038696

In the original article, there was an error. The correct number of total gene clusters for KMAP Global Ocean Gene Catalog (KMAP GOGC 1.0) is 308.6 million instead of 317.5 million.

This error came from our internal calculations when comparing ocean clusters shared with other biomes and here the number of clusters were double counted. However, the number of annotated clusters (164.8 million) based on which all taxonomic and functional assessments for the ocean are reported in Laiolo et al., 2024 are correct and remain unchanged.

Corrections have been made to different sections of the publication, reported below:

1. Abstract: ~317.5 million to 308.6 million.

2. Key points: 317.5 million to 308.6 million.

3. Introduction, just before Results: ~317.5 million to 308.6 million.

4. Taxonomic distribution of genes: Change the following: “The KMAP Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0 comprises 317.5 million gene clusters, of which 164.8 million (51.91%) were annotated” to “The KMAP Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0 comprises 308.6 million gene clusters, of which 164.8 million (53.4%) were annotated”.

5. Discussion: Change the following “The KMAP Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0 consists of 317.5 million gene clusters, of which 51.91% (164.8 million) have been annotated.” to “The KMAP Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0 consists of 308.6 million gene clusters, of which 53.4% (164.8 million) have been annotated”.

The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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Keywords: shotgun metagenomics, microbes, ocean gene catalog, biodiversity, ocean domains, functional genomics, biogeochemical cycling

Citation: Laiolo E, Alam I, Uludag M, Jamil T, Agusti S, Gojobori T, Acinas SG, Gasol JM and Duarte CM. Corrigendum: Metagenomic probing toward an atlas of the taxonomic and metabolic foundations of the global ocean genome. Front Sci (2024) 2:1411573. doi: 10.3389/fsci.2024.1411573

Received: 03 April 2024; Accepted: 08 April 2024;
Published: 24 April 2024.

Edited and Reviewed by:

Brett J. Baker, The University of Texas at Austin, United States

Copyright © 2024 Laiolo, Alam, Uludag, Jamil, Agusti, Gojobori, Acinas, Gasol and Duarte. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

*Correspondence: Elisa Laiolo, elisa.laiolo@kaust.edu.sa

†These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship

Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.