Patricia N. Sado, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Seafood Products Research Center
This web article addresses consumer complaints made to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about various seafood products "glowing" in the dark. The author explains that these seafood products exhibited luminescence due to the presence of certain bacteria that are capable of emitting light, called luminescent bacteria. The article includes a discussion about luminescent bacteria, a history of consumer complaints from 1989 to 1998, pathogenic species, and contact information for anyone that comes across glowing seafood. Links are provided to the FDA home page and to the FDA Seafood Information and Resources page.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology, :Microbiology Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: Informal, General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5) Topics: Biosphere:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biosphere:Microbiology, Human Dimensions/Resources, Biosphere:Ecology
