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From 2010.igem.org

Vibrio fischeri

• gram-negative
• bioluminescent
• rod-shaped bacterium
• marine
• heterotrophic(eats other micro organisms, as oppose to autotrophs (which are plants)) on decaying organic matter (saprotroph)
• motile (flagellar)

  Synonyms:
* Achromobacter fischeri (Beijerinck 1889) Bergey et al. 1930
* Bacillus fischeri (Beijerinck 1889) Trevisan 1889
* Bacterium phosphorescens indigenus (Eisenberg 1891) Chester 1897
* Einheimischer Leuchtbacillus Fischer 1888
* Microspira fischeri (Beijerinck 1889) Chester 1901
* Microspira marina (Russell 1892) Migula 1900
* Photobacterium fischeri Beijerinck 1889
* Vibrio noctiluca Weisglass and Skreb 1963