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Scientists say they've found bacteria that will fight invasive mussels http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1227978607
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.
The bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens, offers some hope for controlling the troublesome bivalves that are wreaking ecological and economic havoc in North American waters from the Colorado River to Vermont, and especially in the Great Lakes.
But more testing remains to be done, and the bacteria could be used effectively only on a limited scale, said Daniel Molloy, the New York State Museum researcher who discovered the possible new use for P. fluorescens.
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Haley says: "Maybe scientists can also find a way to stop boaters from transporting invasive species all over the country."
Fallon says: "This seems like good news -- but what else will P. fluorscens "control"?"
Paul says: "Remember the Cain Toad. Introducing one species to control another is like, well, . . . some even dumber metaphor."
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