Luminescent techniques for microbiological analysis of foods
Issue 1 2007, Past issues / 7 March 2007 / Dr. Mansel Griffiths, Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety, Canada
There are many naturally bioluminescent organisms existing in nature and the mechanisms whereby some of these creatures emit light have been fully characterised1. These include the luciferin-luciferase system of bacteria, insects (fireflies and click-beetles) and the jellyfish Aequorea victoria. In essence, bioluminescence involves the conversion of chemical energy into light energy by an enzyme, commonly termed luciferase.
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