Correction: A metatranscriptomic approach to the identification of microbiota associated with the ant Formica exsecta.

In Table 1, there is an error in the title. Additionally, there are errors in the numbers of the FIMM and BGI columns of the New Stage in Caste/sex Queen. Please view a corrected version of Table 1 here.

Table 1

Number of individuals pooled in each of the total of 14 libraries sequenced by FIMM or BGI.

Caste/sex	Stage	FIMM	BGI
Queen	Old overwintered	6 (6)	4 (4)
	New	10 (5)	8 (4)
	Old cocoon	8 (4)	6 (3)
	Intermediate cocoon	8 (4)	6 (3)
	Young cocoon	8 (4)	6 (3)
Worker	Old overwintered	18 (6)	30 (8)
	New	10 (5)	15 (6)
	Old cocoon	8 (4)	6 (3)
	Intermediate cocoon	8 (4)	6 (3)
	Young cocoon	8 (4)	6 (3)
Male	Adult	3 (3)	3 (3)
	Old cocoon	3 (3)	3 (3)
	Intermediate cocoon	3 (3)	3 (3)
	Young cocoon	3 (3)	3 (3)

Castes and developmental classes of F. exsecta are given together with number of source colonies in parentheses.