Correction to: Archives of Microbiology (2021) 203:4397–4403 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02419-y

In the original article the authors affiliation were incorrect. Therefore, the correct affiliations are as follows:

Amir Muhammad Khan: Department of Botany, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Pakistan; Department of Botany, University of Mianwali, Mianwali, Pakistan

Muhammad Anees: Department of Microbiology, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Pakistan

Noorul Akbar: Department of Zoology, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Pakistan