Comparative transcriptomics of Clostridium thermocellum wild type (Î?hpt) and Type I glutamine synthetase (Clo1313_2031) deletion strains using RNA-seq
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ORGANISM(S): Ruminiclostridium thermocellum DSM 1313
SUBMITTER: Dawn Klingeman
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-78219 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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