Interspecific coexistence selects for variants enhancing mutualism and productivity. Paenibacillus amylolyticus strain variants
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PROVIDER: PRJEB18991 | ENA |
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| ERR1795433.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
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| ERR1795434.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR1795434_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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