noun
luminescent bacteria
Scientific term for bacteria that emit light, such as those found in marine environments or symbiotic relationships.
発光細菌は、深海魚の発光器に共生していることがある。
Luminescent bacteria sometimes live symbiotically in the light organs of deep-sea fish.
Compound of 発光 (はっこう, 'light emission') and 細菌 (さいきん, 'bacteria').