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The blue-green algaeChroococcus, Oscillatoria and Nostoc, excrete vitamin B12 and pantothenic acid in the culture filtrates during the phase of active growth. The excretion has an ecological significance.
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Shah, A.K., Vaidya, B.S. Detection of vitamin B12 and pantothenic acid in cell exudates of blue-green algae. Biol Plant 19, 426–429 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02922978
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