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Perona, E., Marco, E. & Orús, M.I. Effects of dimethoate on N2-fixing cyanobacteriumAnabaena PCC 7119. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 758–763 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701146
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