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PROVIDER: PRJNA1268496 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR33714500_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR33714500_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR33714600_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR33714600_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR33714501_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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