Fungal siderophores with iron-addition
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INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Eutypa Lata
SUBMITTER: 
Pieter Dorrestein
PROVIDER: MSV000084030 | MassIVE | Mon Jul 01 11:58:00 BST 2019
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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