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Iron–Sulfur Proteins and Iron–Sulfur Cluster Assembly in Organisms with Hydrogenosomes and Mitosomes

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Tachezy, J., Doležal, P. (2007). Iron–Sulfur Proteins and Iron–Sulfur Cluster Assembly in Organisms with Hydrogenosomes and Mitosomes. In: Martin, W.F., Müller, M. (eds) Origin of Mitochondria and Hydrogenosomes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38502-8_6

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