Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The possibility of growing up and dominating the producer community for the genetically resistant algae, in case, certain virus depletes the population of an algal bloom.
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Algal blooms are the overgrowth of algae in a large area such as in lakes or in marine water systems. It covers the surface of the water body and causes depletion of oxygen level in it, which leads to a condition called eutrophication. It increases the biological oxygen demand of the water body.
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