Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21058-w, published online 09 February 2018


The Authors wish to clarify the Competing Interests section, which now reads as follows:


“The authors G.R.-P, D.J.B and A.B. have a granted patent entitled ‘Apparatus, method and system for selectively affecting and/or killing a virus’ (US10780189B2), that relates to the use of filtered 222 nm UV light to inactivate viruses. In addition, D.J.B has an ongoing non-financial collaboration with Eden Park Illumination, and the authors’ institution, Columbia University, has licensed aspects of UV light technology to USHIO Inc.”