Activated sludge metagenome
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PROVIDER: PRJNA1064676 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR27549200_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR27549200_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR27549300_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR27549300_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR27549201_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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