Comparative microarray analysis of psh and Dif mutant flies treated with Metarhizium anisopliae ARSEF 549
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Jonathan Wang
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-9527 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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