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PROVIDER: PRJNA720617 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR14182600_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR14182600_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR14182601_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR14182601_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR14182602_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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