Freshwater mussels can inhibit bacterial diseases

ScienceDaily
Apr 4, 2022, 1:30 pm136 pts
Researchers have found brown trout better survived a Flavobacterium disease outbreak if the fish had larvae of freshwater pearl mussel in their gills. In another study, duck mussels were observed to filter and remove Flavobacterium from the water.

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