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The large scale production of nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria is discussed and the use of ammonia excreting mutants ofAnabaena siamensis is described.Gloeotrichia natans is considered for use as a biofertilizer and for the production of phycobiliproteins.
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Boussiba, S. Nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria potential uses. Plant Soil 137, 177–180 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02187452
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02187452