Malaria parasites require a divergent heme oxygenase for apicoplast biogenesis
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Plasmodium Falciparum (ncbitaxon:5833)
SUBMITTER: 
James Wohlschlegel
PROVIDER: MSV000094692 | MassIVE | Mon May 06 13:33:00 BST 2024
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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