Aliivibrio fischeri

E933189

Aliivibrio fischeri is a marine bioluminescent bacterium best known for its symbiotic relationship with certain squids and fishes, where it provides light used for camouflage and communication.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterium
bioluminescent bacterium
marine bacterium
bioluminescenceColor blue-green light
bioluminescenceOperon lux operon
bioluminescenceSystem bacterial luciferase
cellShape rod-shaped
cellularOrganization unicellular
cellWallComponent lipopolysaccharide
class Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED
colonizes light organs of marine animals
domain Bacteria
energySource organic compounds
family Vibrionaceae NERFINISHED
firstDescribedBy Beijerinck NERFINISHED
firstDescribedYear 1889
formerlyClassifiedAs Vibrio fischeri NERFINISHED
foundIn Hawaiian bobtail squid light organ
genomeType circular chromosome
genus Aliivibrio NERFINISHED
gramStain Gram-negative
habitat marine environment
seawater
lightFunctionInHost camouflage
communication
livesFreeInSeawater true
metabolism chemoorganotrophic
modelOrganismFor animal–microbe symbiosis
bioluminescence research
quorum sensing research
motility motile
order Vibrionales NERFINISHED
oxygenRequirement facultatively anaerobic
pathogenicToHumans false
phylum Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED
produces bioluminescence
quorumSensingMolecule acyl-homoserine lactone
quorumSensingRegulator LuxI
LuxR NERFINISHED
reclassifiedToGenus Aliivibrio NERFINISHED
roleInHost provides counterillumination GENERATED
symbiosisType mutualistic symbiont
symbioticWith Euprymna scolopes NERFINISHED
certain marine fishes
certain squids
taxonRank species
temperaturePreference mesophilic
usesQuorumSensing true

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Vibrionaceae bioluminescentMembers Aliivibrio fischeri
Vibrionales includesTaxon Aliivibrio fischeri