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PROVIDER: PRJNA1166957 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
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| SRR30834012_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR30834012_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR30834013_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR30834013_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR30834014_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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