The component parts of bacteriophage virions accurately defined by a new machine-learning approach built on evolutionary features.
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Klebsiella Phage St405-oxa48phi1.1
SUBMITTER: 
Cheng Huang
LAB HEAD: Trevor Lithgow
PROVIDER: PXD020607 | Pride | 2021-04-30
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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