Photobacterium leiognathi, luminescent

Tyulkova N. Purification of bacterial luciferase from Photobacterium leiognathi with use FPLS-system. In Jezowska-Trzebiatowska B. ed. Biological luminescence. Singapore World Scientific, 1989 369 -74. 

In contrast to the bacterial-squid story, little is known about the horizontal transfer of luminous symbionts in bacteria-fish symbioses. Recently, however, we successfully raised Leiognathus nuchalis, pony fish juveniles, and infected them with symbiotic Photobacterium leiognathi. Juvenile L nuchalis raised separately from adults are apo-symbiotic and therefore not luminous. When the juveniles were kept with adults, a significant number became infected and luminescent. These results strongly support, the horizontal transfer of expelled P. leiognathi. 

Kudryasheva NS, Nemtseva EV, Visser AJWG, van Hoek A. Interaction of aromatic compounds with Photobacterium leiognathi luciferase fluorescence anisotropy study. Luminescence 2003 18 156-61. 

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