Bacteria can shine both on land and underwater. They can live independently in seawater or sand, or inside a bigger organism. For instance, bobtail squid host bioluminescent bacteria (Vibrio fischeri) ...

The flashlight fish is not alone in using bacteria as light factories. Similar organs housing bioluminescent bacteria are found in deep sea anglerfishes and ponyfishes, too. In fact, a 2016 study ...

This squid also has a symbiotic relationship with bioluminescent bacteria. The bacteria help hide the squid by making it ...

Bioluminescence - or a living thing’s ability to emit light - is based on an enzyme called luciferase, which converts light during oxidation. Fireflies and marine bacteria are among those who ...

The gene expression can be monitored by measuring the light intensity from the luciferin–luciferase bioluminescence reaction. Food-safety examiners can determine the presence of bacteria by ...

Bioluminescence is widely used for in vivo imaging of nude mice. By conjugating luciferase protein to quantum dots, bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) turns these useful fluorophores ...

Completely artificial proteins that produce bioluminescence can serve as a non-invasive method for bioimaging, diagnostics, drug discovery, and more. Bioluminescence is the natural chemical ...

including bacteria, living near the surface — nocturnal scavengers that use their light displays for defense and in courtship. Bioluminescent creatures, including phytoplakton, squid ...