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Photobacterium
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<p><i>Photobacterium</i> is a genus of <a href="/facts/Gram-negative/S1PbVtp4">gram-negative</a>, oxidase-positive and catalase-positive <a href="/facts/Bacteria/wC8xSCsU">bacteria</a> in the family <i><a href="/facts/Vibrionaceae/8bWtlCkD">Vibrionaceae</a></i>. Members of the genus are <a href="/facts/Bioluminescent/IlzgyV4E">bioluminescent</a>, that is they have the ability to emit <a href="/facts/Light/jeofpMn4">light</a>. </p><p>Many species, including <i><a href="/facts/Photobacterium_leiognathi/BAm76Nll">Photobacterium leiognathi</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Photobacterium_phosphoreum/MntyXNYy">Photobacterium phosphoreum</a></i>, <i>Photobacterium ganghwense, Photobacterium marinum</i> live in <a href="/facts/Symbiosis/MrBArRGa">symbiosis</a> with marine organisms. S.I. Paul et al. (2021) isolated and identified multiple strains of <i>Photobacterium</i> from <a href="/facts/Sponge/E9T2WFWA">marine sponges</a> of the <a href="/facts/St._Martin%2527s_Island/ScDhehKt">Saint Martin's Island</a> Area of the <a href="/facts/Bay_of_Bengal/xqKAj4bJ">Bay of Bengal</a>, <a href="/facts/Bangladesh/NXk4f78Y">Bangladesh</a>. </p><p>Species such as <i><a href="/facts/Photobacterium_profundum/CqM8jv5D">Photobacterium profundum</a></i> are adapted for optimal growth in the deep cold seas making it both a <a href="/facts/Psychrophile/8fESUsxP">psychrophile</a> (an organism capable of growth and reproduction in cold temperatures) and a <a href="/facts/Piezophile/YhqY8YDH">piezophile</a> (an organism which thrives at high pressures). </p>