Erratum to: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (2012) 101:13–20 DOI 10.1007/s10482-011-9664-0

The original article has been published incorrectly with an error in the first paragraph (2nd column) on page 18. While the sentence published reads “notably, the 28 subcommittees of the ICSP have remits that cover only a fraction of the bacterial world (and there is no subcommittee for any archaeal taxa)”.

The correct sentence should now read as “notably, the 28 subcommittees of the ICSP have remits that cover only a fraction of the bacterial world (and there are only two subcommittees for the archaeal taxa)”.