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PROVIDER: PRJNA595437 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR10681590_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10681590_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10681591_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10681591_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10681592_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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