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 # Genome-wide analysis of DtxR and HrrA regulons reveals novel targets and a high level of interconnectivity between iron and heme regulatory networks in Corynebacterium glutamicum 
 
+# ARC Citation
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+Krüger, A., Frunzke, J., & Weber, U. (2025). Genome-wide analysis of DtxR and HrrA regulons reveals novel targets and a high level of interconnectivity between iron and heme regulatory networks in Corynebacterium glutamicum. DataPLANT.
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+[![DOI](https://archive.nfdi4plants.org/badge/DOI/10.60534/14s2v-ztq25.svg)](https://doi.org/10.60534/14s2v-ztq25)
 
 ## SFB 1535 MibiNet- Microbial networking – from organelles to cross-kingdom communities 
 This ARC is part of the [MibiNet project B01](https://www.sfb1535.hhu.de/projects/research-area-b/b01)