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  1. Institut för Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Mönster, Corrensstr. 3, D-48149, Mönster, Germany

    Stefanie Jeske

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Jeske, S., Meinhardt, F., Klassen, R. (2007). Extranuclear Inheritance: Virus-Like DNA-Elements in Yeast. In: Esser, K., Löttge, U., Beyschlag, W., Murata, J. (eds) Progress in Botany. Progress in Botany, vol 68. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36832-8_5

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