Pseudogymnoascus destructans 20631-21
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PROVIDER: PRJNA39257 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
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| Other | ||||
| SRR029259.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR029260.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR029261.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR031784.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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