Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97007-x, published online 01 September 2021

The original version of this Article contained errors in the in-text references in the Discussion and Methods sections.

In the Discussion section,

"Earlier, in a study of 60 infants using metagenome sequencing of faecal samples, perinatal antibiotics predicted microbiome alterations, but delivery mode had no enduring effects54."

now reads:

"Earlier, in a study of 60 infants using metagenome sequencing of faecal samples, perinatal antibiotics predicted microbiome alterations, but delivery mode had no enduring effects60."

60. Baumann-Dudenhoeffer, A. M., D’Souza, A. W., Tarr, P. I., Warner, B. B. & Dantas, G. Infant diet and maternal gestational weight gain predict early metabolic maturation of gut microbiomes. Nat. Med. 24, 1822 (2018).

"In accordance with our results, a metagenomic study by Chu et al.55..."

now reads:

"In accordance with our results, a metagenomic study by Chu et al.61..."

61. Chu, D.M. et al. Maturation of the infant microbiome community structure and function across multiple body sites and in relation to mode of delivery. Nat. Med. 23, 314–326 (2017).

In the Methods,

"Details about DNA extraction, primers, and sequencing protocol has been previously published for DM18 and PA13 data."

now reads:

"Details about DNA extraction, primers, and sequencing protocol has been previously published for DM11 and PA19 data."

11. Tapiainen, T. et al. Impact of intrapartum and postnatal antibiotics on the gut microbiome and emergence of antimicrobial resistance in infants. Sci. Rep. 9, 10635 (2019).

19. Ainonen, S. et al. Antibiotics at birth and later antibiotic courses: Effects on gut microbiota. Pediatr. Res. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01494-7 (2021).

The original Article has been corrected.