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From 2010.igem.org

Vibrio Phosphoreum formerly photobacterium phosphoreum

• gram-negative
• rod-shaped
• commonly described as the brightest bacterial luminescence
• blue-green light
• grows at 4°C to 35°C but optimum temperature 18°C to 25°C
• lives in symbiosis with several marine organisms
• potential use as general toxicity sensor, luminescence decreases in presence of toxins
• facultatively anaerobic

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