Why does bacteria glow?

Or under ultraviolet (black) light? Well, some bacteria do – but not in the way many seem to think based on those ever-reliable barometers, TV and the Internet. Just point your Google-Fu at any combination of 'bacteria', 'UV', 'black light' and you'll see what I mean. read more

Many animals, plants, phytoplankton, bacteria, lichens glow. Various molds that grow on rocks in caves can glow. Certain genes from glowing jellyfish have been transferred to make glowing sheep. read more

However, the bacteria will not glow in the dark, since there is no pGLO plasmid inside the plate.-pGLO/LB/amp plate: Inside this plate, the bacteria will neither grow nor glow, since there is antibiotic to stop the growth of the bacteria, and pGLO plasmid is not presented in the plate. read more

Well, some bacteria do – but not in the way many seem to think based on those ever-reliable barometers, TV and the Internet. Just point your Google-Fu at any combination of ‘bacteria’, ‘UV’, ‘black light’ and you’ll see what I mean. read more