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  1. IMMH, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 11, 79102, Freiburg, Germany

    Andreas Diefenbach

  2. Institute for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Alexander Steinle

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Diefenbach, A., Steinle, A. Editorial overview. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 68, 3453–3455 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-011-0795-2

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