Photobarium: a peculiar simbyot

Authors

  • Alejandro Labella Spain
  • Juan J. Borrego Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v11i165.17496

Keywords:

Photobacterium, symbiosis, photophores,, bioluminescence

Abstract

Photobacterium genus includes several species characterized by the ability to produce bioluminescence. Some of these species establish a symbiotic relationship with several marine organisms in specialized organs named photophores. However, bioluminescent symbiosis of photobacteria appears to represent a paradigm of symbiosis that differs fundamentally from associations involving obligate, intracellularly transferred symbionts. Therefore, luminous bacteria seem to be opportunistic colonizers, able to persist in animal light-organs as well as in a variety of other habitats to which they are adapted.

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Published

2018-10-22

How to Cite

Labella, A., & Borrego, J. J. (2018). Photobarium: a peculiar simbyot. Encuentros En La Biología, 11(165), 15–17. https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v11i165.17496

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