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Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of the Land Snail Oreohelix idahoensis
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- Award ID(s):
- 1751157
- PAR ID:
- 10147391
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Microbiology Resource Announcements
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 33
- ISSN:
- 2576-098X
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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