Scientific Reports 6: Article number: 24608; published online: 20 April 2016; updated: 07 July 2016

In this Article, references 30 and 31 are not listed in the correct order. The correct references are listed below:

30. Knowles, B. et al. Lytic to temperate switching of viral communities. Nature 531, 466–470, doi: 10.1038/nature17193 (2016).

31. Jacquet, S. & Bratbak, G. Effects of ultraviolet radiation on marine virus-phytoplankton interactions. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 44, 279–289, doi: 10.1016/s0168-6496(03)00075-8 (2003).