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PROVIDER: PRJNA861839 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR20601742_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR20601742_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR20601743_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR20601743_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR20601744_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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