Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24312, published online 13 April 2016
This Article contains errors in Table 3, where the standard deviation values are missing decimal points. The correct and incorrect values appear below.
Incorrect:
Sample | Control | DMSO | 50 μg/ml | 150 μg/ml | 250 μg/ml | 350 μg/ml | 500 μg/ml | 650 μg/ml | 800 μg/ml | 1000 μg/ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZnO (E. coli) | 0.615 ± 000 | 0.614 ± 090 | 0.59 ± 014 | 0.56 ± 020 | 0.472 ± 030 | 0.379 ± 041 | 0.299 ± 025 | 0.165 ± 020 | 0.078 ± 005 | 0.019 ± 003 |
ZnO (K. pneumoniae) | 0.631 ± 010 | 0.629 ± 014 | 0.609 ± 005 | 0.581 ± 010 | 0.521 ± 0100 | 0.472 ± 010 | 0.385 ± 007 | 0.262 ± 004 | 0.142 ± 004 | 0.065 ± 004 |
ZnO:Nd (E. coli) | 0.615 ± 000 | 0.614 ± 010 | 0.575 ± 012 | 0.543 ± 010 | 0.449 ± 005 | 0.315 ± 004 | 0.201 ± 005 | 0.091 ± 003 | 0 ± 000 | 0 ± 000 |
ZnO:Nd (K. pneumoniae) | 0.631 ± 000 | 0.629 ± 007 | 0.595 ± 007 | 0.565 ± 010 | 0.495 ± 010 | 0.434 ± 010 | 0.325 ± 007 | 0.231 ± 007 | 0.106 ± 050 | 0.035 ± 005 |
Correct:
Sample | Control | DMSO | 50 μg/ml | 150 μg/ml | 250 μg/ml | 350 μg/ml | 500 μg/ml | 650 μg/ml | 800 μg/ml | 1000 μg/ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZnO (E. coli) | 0.615 ± 0.000 | 0.614 ± 0.090 | 0.59 ± 0.014 | 0.56 ± 0.020 | 0.472 ± 0.030 | 0.379 ± 0.041 | 0.299 ± 0.025 | 0.165 ± 0.020 | 0.078 ± 0.005 | 0.019 ± 0.003 |
ZnO (K. pneumoniae) | 0.631 ± 0.010 | 0.629 ± 0.014 | 0.609 ± 0.005 | 0.581 ± 0.010 | 0.521 ± 0.0100 | 0.472 ± 0.010 | 0.385 ± 0.007 | 0.262 ± 0.004 | 0.142 ± 0.004 | 0.065 ± 0.004 |
ZnO:Nd (E. coli) | 0.615 ± 0.000 | 0.614 ± 0.10 | 0.575 ± 0.0012 | 0.543 ± 0.010 | 0.449 ± 0.005 | 0.315 ± 0.004 | 0.201 ± 0.005 | 0.091 ± 0.003 | 0 ± 0.000 | 0 ± 0.000 |
ZnO:Nd (K. pneumoniae) | 0.631 ± 0.000 | 0.629 ± 0.07 | 0.595 ± 0.007 | 0.565 ± 0.010 | 0.495 ± 0.010 | 0.434 ± 0.010 | 0.325 ± 0.007 | 0.231 ± 0.007 | 0.106 ± 0.050 | 0.035 ± 0.005 |
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Hameed, A.S.H., Karthikeyan, C., Ahamed, A.P. et al. Author Correction: In vitro antibacterial activity of ZnO and Nd doped ZnO nanoparticles against ESBL producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Sci Rep 15, 19057 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03233-y
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