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PROVIDER: PRJNA600290 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
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| SRR10861000.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10861100.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10861001.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10861101.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10861002.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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