The metabolic niche of a prominent sulfate-reducing human gut bacterium
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ORGANISM(S): Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482
SUBMITTER: Federico Rey
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-48809 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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