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  1. Friedrich Miescher Institute, Box 2543, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland

    Frederick Meins

  2. Centre National de la Recherche, Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moleculaire des Plantes, 12, rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    Bernard Fritig

  3. Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Leiden University, Box 9502, NL-2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Huub J. M. Linthorst

  4. Biotechnology Research, Maribo Seed, Langebrogade 1, Box 17, DK-1001, Copenhagen K, Denmark

    Jorn D. Mikkelsen

  5. Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 1, CH-4057, Basel, Switzerland

    Jean-Marc Neuhaus

  6. Biotechnology Research, CIBA-Geigy Corporation, Box 12257, 27709, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

    John Ryals

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Meins, F., Fritig, B., Linthorst, H.J.M. et al. Plant chitinase genes. Plant Mol Biol Rep 12, S22–S28 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02671561

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