16s RNA sequencing data from environmental and steel corrosion samples, Shoreham Harbour, UK
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INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina MiSeq
ORGANISM(S): metagenome
SUBMITTER: Martin Peter Smith
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-8373 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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