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Luminous Bacteria

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Part of the book series: Cellular Origin and Life in Extreme Habitats ((COLE,volume 2))

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Although their size and structural complexity are limited, microbes are the champions of the biosphere in metabolic and biochemical diversity. One of the most enchanting manifestations of the biochemical diversity of microbes is bacterial bioluminescence. In the past, bacterial bioluminescence was more familiar to the public than it is today. The invention of the refrigerator light may be responsible for this decline. Decaying marine fish occasionally develop a population of visible luminous bacteria, but unless the specimen is viewed in darkness, the light will be overlooked. The bioluminescence of fish and meat due to bacteria has undoubtedly been observed with interest, if not understood, throughout human history. Bacteriological study of luminous bacteria began in the mid-nineteenth century and has continued to the present (Harvey 1952).

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Haygood, M., Allen, S. (2000). Luminous Bacteria. In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Journey to Diverse Microbial Worlds. Cellular Origin and Life in Extreme Habitats, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4269-4_19

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