Erratum: Author Correction: Biodiversity estimates and ecological interpretations of meiofaunal communities are biased by the taxonomic approach.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0119-2.].

Biodiversity estimates and ecological interpretations of meiofaunal communities are biased by the taxonomic approach.

Accurate assessments of biodiversity are crucial to advising ecosystem-monitoring programs and understanding ecosystem function. Nevertheless, a standard operating procedure to assess biodiversity accurately and consistently has not been established. This is especially true for meiofauna, a diverse community (>20 phyla) of small benthic invertebrates that have fundamental ecological roles.

Atomic force microscopy imaging of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxins interacting with insect midgut apical membranes.

Atomic force microscopy was used to image Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins interacting with their natural targets, Manduca sexta midgut brush border membranes (BBMs), as well as with dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine-dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC-DOPC) solid-supported lipid bilayers. In lipid bilayers, Cry1Aa formed structures 30-60 nm wide and 3-7 nm high, mostly at the interface of domains formed by the two different lipids or at the edge of DOPC-enriched domains. BBM vesicles, in the absence of toxin, formed flat membrane fragments of up to 25 microm(2) and 4.