Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Bioluminescence is a type of chemical reaction that takes place within the cell, where the energy is emitted from the cell in the form of visible light. Certain species in the genera Photobacterium and Vibrio can emit blue-green color light. Certain functions of bioluminescence are mating, defense, camouflage, and others.

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