Transcriptional profiling of copper-stressed Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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ORGANISM(S): Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PROVIDER: GSE4152 | GEO | 2006/10/04
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA94999
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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