Determination of Transcription Start Sites (TSS) in Azotobacter vinelandii grown with iron, vanadium or molybdenum for 6 hours after nitrogen step-down
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INSTRUMENT(S): NextSeq 500
ORGANISM(S): Azotobacter vinelandii DJ
SUBMITTER: Govind Chandra
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-11706 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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