Microplastics
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PROVIDER: PRJNA777294 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
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| SRR17148700_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR17148700_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR17148701_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR17148701_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR17148702_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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