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2042502 
Journal Article 
Review 
Vibrio fischeri Metabolism: Symbiosis and Beyond 
Dunn, AK 
2012 
Yes 
Advances in Microbial Physiology
ISSN: 0065-2911 
Advances in Microbial Physiology 
61 
37-68 
English 
23046951 
WOS:000317240600003 
Vibrio fischeri is a bioluminescent, Gram-negative marine bacterium that can be found free living and in a mutualistic association with certain squids and fishes. Over the past decades, the study of V. fischeri has led to important discoveries about bioluminescence, quorum sensing, and the mechanisms that underlie beneficial host-microbe interactions. This chapter highlights what has been learned about metabolic pathways in V. fischeri, and how this information contributes to a broader understanding of the role of bacterial metabolism in host colonization by both beneficial and pathogenic bacteria, as well as in the growth and survival of free-living bacteria.