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Emelyanov, V.V. (2007). Constantin Merezhkowsky and the Endokaryotic Hypothesis. 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_9

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