The role of the TGF-β/DBL-1 pathway in shaping the C. elegans gut microbiota
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ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans
PROVIDER: GSE97934 | GEO | 2018/01/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA383382
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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