Look up: photobacterium

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   Photobacterium
   Pho`to·bac·te'ri·um noun [ New Latin See Photo- , and Bacterium .] (Bacteriol.) A genus including certain comma-shaped marine bacteria which emit bluish or greenish phosphorescence. Also, any microörganism of this group.
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   photobacterium
   A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that are common in the marine environment and on the surfaces and in the intestinal contents of marine animals. Some species are bioluminescent and are found as symbionts in specialised luminous organs of fish. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Photobacterium
   `Photobacterium` is a genus of gram-negative bacteria in the family `Vibrionaceae`. They are bioluminescent, i.e. they have the ability to emit light. Many species, such as `Photobacterium leiognathi` and `Photobacterium phosphoreum`, live in symbiosis with marine organisms. Species such as `Photobacterium profundum` are adapted for optimal growth in the deep cold seas making it both a psychrophile (Cold adapted) and a piezophile (pressure adap...
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   Photobacterium
   • (n.) A genus including certain comma-shaped marine bacteria which emit bluish or greenish phosphorescence. Also, any microorganism of this group.
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   photobacterium
   photobacterium 1. A genus including certain comma-shaped marine bacteria which emit bluish or greenish phosphorescence. 2. Bacteria that are common in the marine environment and on the surfaces and in the intestinal contents of marine animals. Some species are bioluminescent (they have the ability to emit light) and are found as symbionts in specialised lumino...
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   Photobacterium
   A genus of motile and nonmotile, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (family Pseudomonadaceae) containing Gram-negative coccobacilli and occasional rods; under adverse conditions pleomorphic forms frequently occur. Motile cells have polar flagella. The metabolism of these organisms is fermentative. They are usually luminescent and occur sym...
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   photobacterium
   A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus Photobacterium.
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