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Ecological dynamics of marine luminous bacteria
Author(s) -
Ramesh A.,
Loganathan B. G.,
Venkateswaran K.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.3620300917
Subject(s) - photobacterium , marine bacteriophage , vibrio , abiotic component , alteromonas , bacteria , biology , ecology , microorganism , biotic component , genetics
Marine luminous bacteria are heterotrophic, Gram negative microorganisms which continuously emit light. Eight species of luminous bacteria have been described belonging to three different genera, viz. Photobacterium, Vibrio and Alteromonas. In this review we report on the distribution of luminous procaryotes in abiotic and biotic components of the marine environment and the interactions among them.