Photobacterium leiognathi explained

Photobacterium leiognathi is a species of Gram-negative bacteria. The species is bioluminescent and a symbiont of ponyfish (family Leiognathidae).^{[1] [2]}

External links

• Type strain of Photobacterium leiognathi at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. LEE. Chan Yong. SZITTNER, Rose B. . MEIGHEN, Edward A. . The lux gene of the luminous bacterial symbiont, Photobacterium leiognathi, of the ponyfish. Nucleotide sequence, difference in gene organization, and high expression in mutant Escherichia coli. European Journal of Biochemistry. October 1991. 201. 1. 161–167. 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1991.tb16269.x. free.
2. Dunlap. Paul V.. Osmotic control of luminescence and growth in Photobacterium leiognathi from ponyfish light organs. Archives of Microbiology. February 1985. 141. 1. 44–50. 10.1007/BF00446738.