16S rRNA analysis with IonTorrent of bacterial vaginosis
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PROVIDER: PRJEB45643 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| ERR6098950.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR6098960.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR6098970.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR6098980.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR6098941.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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