Analysis of gut microbiota by pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene in F344 rats
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ORGANISM(S): rat gut metagenome
SUBMITTER: Nayoung Kim
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-67800 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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