Role of the Lux Operon in Bioluminescence
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The lux operon has long been studied for its unique product in the bacterium Vibrio fischeri - bioluminescence.
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- ↑ Swartzman, A., Shalini Kapoor, A. F. Graham, and EDWARD A. Meighen. "A new Vibrio fischeri lux gene precedes a bidirectional termination site for the lux operon." Journal of bacteriology 172, no. 12 (1990): 6797-6802.
- ↑ Lyell, Noreen L., Anne K. Dunn, Jeffrey L. Bose, and Eric V. Stabb. "Bright mutants of Vibrio fischeri ES114 reveal conditions and regulators that control bioluminescence and expression of the lux operon." Journal of bacteriology 192, no. 19 (2010): 5103-5114.
Edited by Lauren Lehr, student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 116 Information in Living Systems, 2021, Kenyon College./