Oysters (IMAGE)

University of New Hampshire

Oysters

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In a major breakthrough in shellfish management and disease prevention, UNH has applied for a patent for a new method of detecting a bacterium that has contaminated New England oyster beds and sickened consumers who ate the contaminated shellfish.

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NH Sea Grant

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