- Photobacterium
Taxobox
color = lightgrey
name = Photobacterium
regnum = Bacteria
phylum =Proteobacteria
classis =Gammaproteobacteria
ordo = Vibrionales
familia =Vibrionaceae
genus = Photobacterium
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "P. leiognathi"
"P. phosphoreum" "P. profundum""Photobacterium" is a genus of
gram-negative bacteria in the family "Vibrionaceae ". They arebioluminescent , i.e. they have the ability to emitlight .Many species, such as "
Photobacterium leiognathi " and "Photobacterium phosphoreum ", live insymbiosis with marine organisms.Species such as "
Photobacterium profundum " are adapted for optimal growth in the deep cold seas making it both apsychrophile (Cold adapted) and apiezophile (pressure adapted).ee also
*"
Vibrio fischeri "References
*Madigan, M.; Martinko, J.: Brock: Biology of microorganisms, page 357. Pearson Education, 2006. ISBN 0-13-196893-9.
Vezzi A, et al. Life at depth: Photobacterium profundum genome sequence and expression analysis. Science. 2005 Mar 4;307(5714):1459-61.Click here to read
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.