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PROVIDER: PRJNA819080 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
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| SRR18456500_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR18456500_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR18456600_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR18456600_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR18456401_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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