DNA from sediments at Uluzzo C Cave, Italy
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PROVIDER: PRJEB33875 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| ERR3466990.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR3466990_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR3466990_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR3467000.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR3467000_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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