Photobacterium phosphoreum
| Photobacterium phosphoreum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Vibrionales |
| Family: | Vibrionaceae |
| Genus: | Photobacterium |
| Species: | P. phosphoreum |
| Binomial name | |
| Photobacterium phosphoreum | |
Photobacterium phosphoreum or Vibrio phosphoreum is a Gram-negative bioluminescent bacterium living in symbiosis with marine organisms. It can emit bluish-green light (490 nm) due to a chemical reaction between FMN, luciferin and molecular oxygen catalysed by an enzyme called luciferase.
External links
- Piotr Madanecki's Website about Luminescent Bacteria
- Isolation of P. phosphoreum Cultures from Seafish
- Type strain of Photobacterium phosphoreum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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