Enterococcus faecalis EfaR mutant transcriptome profile
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ORGANISM(S): Enterococcus faecalis Enterococcus faecalis V583
PROVIDER: GSE33698 | GEO | 2012/06/19
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA148281
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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