GNPS Pseudogymnoascus destructans & bat wings
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INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ FT
ORGANISM(S): Pseudogymnoascus Destructans & Myotis
SUBMITTER: Pieter Dorrestein & Lena Gerwick
PROVIDER: MSV000078620 | GNPS | Mon Apr 28 23:51:00 BST 2014
REPOSITORIES: GNPS
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