Vibrio fischeri colonies

Source of the photo
http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/faculty/pictures/vibrio.jpg
Author of the description
Fekete-Kertész Ildikó

Vibrio fischeri colonies in daylight and in dark. In dark the colonies give luminescent light, based upon the fenomenon: bioluminescence. This species is frequently used in ecotoxicological experiments.