Comparison of overall functional gene structures of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) and an oxidation ditch (OD) running parallelly at full-scale
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ORGANISM(S): activated sludge metagenome
SUBMITTER: Yu Xia
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-67307 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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