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Lucibacterium


A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, motile, peritrichous bacteria containing Gram-negative rods. Their metabolism is fermentative, and they are usually luminescent. They occur on the surface of dead fish and in sea water. The type species is Lucibacterium harveyi.

Origin: L. Luceo, to shine, + bacterium

Lucibacterium harveyi, a species of luminescent bacteria found in sea water; it is the type species of the genus Lucibacterium.

Synonym: Photobacterium harveyi.