Polymerase Chain Reaction and 16S rRNA Gene Sequences from the Luminous BacterialSymbionts of Two Deep-Sea Anglerfishes

摘要

This project investigated the symbiosis between anomalopids (flashlight fishes)and their luminous bacteria symbionts. Anomaloid fishes harbor luminous bacterial symbionts in large light organs located beneath the eyes. This association is one of the most highly evolved extra-celluarbacterial symbioses, and the symbionts have resisted attempts to culture them. This project focuses on two major aspects of the symbiosis, (1) evolution, (2) establishment of the symbiosis in anomalopid larvae, and (3) to determine the basis of control of growth of bacterial light organ symbionts and the mechanisms of control of bacterial bioluminescence.