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Medical Definition of Anabaena

1. A genus of Cyanobacteria that forms filamentous colonies with specialised cells, capable of nitrogen fixation. Ecologically important in wet tropical soils and forms symbiotic associations with the fern Azolla. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

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Literary usage of Anabaena

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1. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1906)
"After this application to Reservoir No. i, the Anabaena decreased rapidly, and entirely disappeared within six days. Other organisms present grew less for ..."

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