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Vibrio fischeri
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Aliivibrio fischeri
Aliivibrio fischeri
is a
gram-negative
, rod-shaped
bacterium
found globally in
marine
environments.
A. fischeri
has
bioluminescent
properties, and is found predominantly in
symbiosis
with various marine animals, such as the
bobtail squid
. It is
heterotrophic
and moves by means of
flagella
. Free-living
A. fischeri
cells
survive on decay
ing
organic matter
. The bacterium is a key research organism for examination of microbial
bioluminescence
,
quorum sensing
, and bacterial-animal symbiosis. It is named after
Bernhard Fischer
, a German microbiologist.
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