Proteoform-predictor: Increasing the Phylogenetic Reach of Top- Down Proteomics
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Escherichia Coli K-12 (ncbitaxon:83333) Serratia Marcescens (ncbitaxon:615)
SUBMITTER: 
Neil Kelleher
PROVIDER: MSV000096103 | MassIVE | Tue Oct 15 15:16:00 BST 2024
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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