Correction: Lonicera japonica Thunb. as a promising antibacterial agent for Bacillus cereus ATCC14579 based on network pharmacology, metabolomics, and in vitro experiments

TL;DR

This paper corrects a previous study on Lonicera japonica Thunb.'s antibacterial effects against Bacillus cereus.

Contribution

The correction addresses errors in the original study's findings and methodology.

Findings

The original study's conclusions about Lonicera japonica's antibacterial activity were revised.

Network pharmacology and metabolomics data were corrected for accuracy.

In vitro experiments were re-evaluated for consistency with the updated data.

Abstract

Correction for ‘Lonicera japonica Thunb. as a promising antibacterial agent for Bacillus cereus ATCC14579 based on network pharmacology, metabolomics, and in vitro experiments’ by Nan Xu et al., RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 15379–15390, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA00802A.

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The authors regret errors in the original article in the details of the minimum inhibitory concentrations provided in the Results section and in the Discussion section.

The sentence beginning “Meanwhile, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of luteolin…” in the Results section should read: “Meantime, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of luteolin, quercetin, and kaempferol against Bacillus cereus ATCC14579 were 15.625 μg mL^−1^, 31.25 μg mL^−1^, and 15.625 μg mL^−1^, respectively.”

In addition, the sentence beginning “Meantime, the active ingredients luteolin…” in the Discussion section should read: “Meanwhile, the active ingredients luteolin (MIC = 15.625 μg mL^−1^), quercetin (MIC = 31.25 μg mL^−1^), and kaempferol (MIC = 15.625 μg mL^−1^) also inhibited Bacillus cereus ATCC14579 with good inhibitory effect.”

The conclusions presented remain unaffected by these changes.

The Royal Society of Chemistry apologises for these errors and any consequent inconvenience to authors and readers.

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