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. 2012 Feb;8(2):e1002463.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002463. Epub 2012 Feb 9.

How do microbial pathogens make CENs?

Kaustuv Sanyal  1
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How do microbial pathogens make CENs?

Kaustuv Sanyal. PLoS Pathog. 2012 Feb.
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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Structural organization of centromeres in various microbial pathogens.
(A) A schematic showing relatedness of various microbial pathogens. (B) A table summarizing essential features of different types of centromeres identified in microbial pathogens.
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