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When watermen find wounded fish along a lonely river in Maryland, they kick off a scientific debate and an environmental crisis focused on a mysterious microbe that may — or may not — cause sick fis and sick people. Watch the title sequence from this award-winning film.
Scientists come up wiht conflicting evidence about the life cycle and fish-killing powers of the dinoflagellate called Pfiesteria piscicida. Features JoAnn Burkholder, Wayne Litaker, Wolfgang Vogelvein and Andrew Gordon.
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