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. 1971 Jun;35(2):171–205. doi: 10.1128/br.35.2.171-205.1971

Purification and properties of unicellular blue-green algae (order Chroococcales).

R Y Stanier, R Kunisawa, M Mandel, G Cohen-Bazire
PMCID: PMC378380  PMID: 4998365

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