Upload
agnes-hensley
View
250
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Vibrio and Photobacterium
Broza & Halper. Nature. 2001 Jul 5;412(6842):40
Pathogen reservoirs. Chironomid egg masses and Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae
Bioluminescent bacteria
FMNH2 + O2 + RCHO FMN + H2O + RCOOH+light
Luciferase
FMN –flavin mononucleotide
Autoinduction, quorum sensing
Vibrio fischeri
Photobacteriumphosphoreum
Lactic acid bacteria
Electron transport
phosphorylation
NO porphyrins and cytochromes
Substrate level Phosphorylation only
Aerotolerant anaerobes