Non-replicative persistence of M. tuberculosis under iron starvation
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ORGANISM(S): Mycobacterium tuberculosis
PROVIDER: GSE84554 | GEO | 2017/09/15
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA329603
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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