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PROVIDER: PRJNA759639 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR15701233_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR15701233_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR15701234_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR15701234_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR15701235_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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