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PROVIDER: PRJNA930555 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR23311175_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR23311175_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR23311176_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR23311176_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR23311177_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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