''Photobacterium leiognathi'' is a species of
Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the Crystal violet, crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelo ...
. The species is
bioluminescent
Bioluminescence is the emission of light during a chemiluminescence reaction by living organisms. Bioluminescence occurs in multifarious organisms ranging from marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms inc ...
and a
symbiont
Symbiosis (Ancient Greek : living with, companionship < : together; and ''bíōsis'': living) is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction, between two organisms of different species. The two organisms, termed symbionts, can fo ...
of
ponyfish (family Leiognathidae).
References
External links
Type strain of ''Photobacterium leiognathi'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Vibrionales
Bioluminescent bacteria
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