| Photobacterium phosphoreum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Vibrionales |
| Family: | Vibrionaceae |
| Genus: | Photobacterium |
| Species: | P. phosphoreum |
| Binomial name | |
| Photobacterium phosphoreum (Cohn 1878) Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
Photobacterium phosphoreum formerly Vibrio phosphoreum is a Gram-negative bioluminescent bacterium living in symbiosis with marine organisms, such as anglerfish. 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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