Scientists say they've discovered bacterium that will fight invasive mussels

November 30th, 2008 in Biology /

Researchers seeking to slow the spread of invasive zebra and quagga mussels in American lakes and rivers have found a bacterium that appears to be fatal to the problematic species without affecting native mussels or freshwater fish.

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