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Biology and Industrial Applications of Chlorella: Advances and Prospects

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This study was partially supported by a grant from the 985 Project of Peking University, by the State Oceanic Administration of China, and by the National Research Foundation of Singapore.

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Liu, J., Chen, F. (2014). Biology and Industrial Applications of Chlorella: Advances and Prospects. In: Posten, C., Feng Chen, S. (eds) Microalgae Biotechnology. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 153. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2014_286

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