Making wetlands safe from avian botulism. (new tools aid in studying relationships between pH and salinity of wetlands and botulism outbreak in birds)(Science News of the Week)(Brief Article) From: Science News | Date: January 6, 1996| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1996 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

More and more birds are dying of avian botulism, the most serious disease of wetland bird species. Wetland managers have few good strategies for combating the threat, but they may soon have some effective weapons against the toxin that causes the disease, says animal disease specialist Tonie E. Rocke.

Rocke and her colleagues at the National Wildlife Health Research Center in Madison, Wis., have developed new genetic techniques for studying the botulism toxin, and they report new findings on the importance of salinity and pH in the life of the poison.

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