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 This ARC [Annoteted Research Context](https://arc-rdm.org/) contains the original data of the Kröninger et al. publication.
 
+# ARC Citation
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+Kröninger, L., Maurya, A. K., Stiebeling, C., Stirba, F., Kim, Z., & Nowack, E. (2025). T7 RNA polymerase-based gene expression from a transcriptionally silent rDNA spacer in the endosymbiont-harboring trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei DataPLANT.
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+[![DOI](https://archive.nfdi4plants.org/badge/DOI/10.60534/3febm-0sd52.svg)](https://doi.org/10.60534/3febm-0sd52)
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 ## Table of Contents
 
 1. [Abstract](## Abstract)