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PROVIDER: PRJNA967220 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR24496400_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR24496400_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR24496500_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR24496500_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR24496600_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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