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 This ARC [Annoteted Research Context](https://arc-rdm.org/) contains the original data of the Kröninger et al. publication.
 
+Kröninger L, Maurya AK, Stiebeling C, Stirba FP, Kim Z, et al. (2025) T7 RNA polymerase-based gene expression from a transcriptionally silent rDNA spacer in the endosymbiont-harboring trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei. PLOS ONE 20(5): e0322611. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322611
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 # ARC Citation
 
 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.