BMR-IST
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PROVIDER: PRJEB84029 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
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| ERR14203700_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR14203700_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR14203800_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR14203800_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR14203900_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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