Correction to: Current Genetics (2018) 64:945–958 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00294-018-0815-y

The article ‘Requirement or exclusion of inverted repeat sequences with cruciform-forming potential in Escherichia coli revealed by genome-wide analyses' written by Osamu Miura, Toshihiro Ogake, Takashi Ohyama was originally published online on SpringerLink with open access.

The copyright was incorrect in the article HTML version and it should read as ‘The Author(s) 2018’.

The original article HTML version has been corrected.