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Inhibitory effect of petroleum oil on photosynthetic electron transport system in the cyanobacteriumAnabaena doliolum

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Singh, A.K., Kumar, H.D. Inhibitory effect of petroleum oil on photosynthetic electron transport system in the cyanobacteriumAnabaena doliolum . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 890–895 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689520

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