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Bhunia, A.K., Basu, N.K., Roy, D. et al. Growth, chlorophyll a content, nitrogen-fixing ability, and certain metabolic activities ofNostoc muscorum: Effect of methylparathion and benthiocarb. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 43–50 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689451
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