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Janson, S. (2002). Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis with Diatoms. In: Rai, A.N., Bergman, B., Rasmussen, U. (eds) Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48005-0_1

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