Identification of novel susceptibility factors in Arabidopsis towards necreotrophic fungal pathogens.
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ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
PROVIDER: GSE36308 | GEO | 2015/01/20
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA153003
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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