Correction to: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-024-00526-4, published online 28 June 2024

In the Fig. 4 caption beginning “Diameter and color of each circle (see legend on the right for color gradient) depend on the weighted average rho value computed via REML meta-analysis for that KO-KO correlation in the 10 datasets.” should have read “Diameter and color of each circle (see legend on the right for color gradient) depend on the weighted average rho value computed via REML meta-analysis for that pathway-pathway correlation in the 10 datasets.” Additionally few references were omitted from the paper which have now been added. The original article has been corrected.