Photorhabdus luminescens - "The Angel's Glow"

My adopted bacteria that I have chosen is P. luminescens, a bacterium which glows a pale blue colour. Not only did this bacteria attract me with it's fascinating nickname and colour, but it's ablity to assist in healing wounds. This is something that definitely be incorporated into the world of medicine if it has already been done.

For many, the idea of a bacterial infection in an open wound sounds like the worst possible scenario. And often it is, but there are cases where the right bacterium at the right time can actually save your life.

Photorhabdus luminescens detected inside an insect, specifically by midgut beneath the collagen sheath

Back in 1862, soldiers fighting in the American Civil War noticed a strange blue glow on their wounds. It took a couple of High School students to figure out...

As the sun went down after the 1862 Battle of Shiloh during the Civil War, some soldiers noticed that their wounds were glowing a faint blue. Many men waited on the rainy, muddy Tennessee battlefield for two days that April, until medics could treat them. Once they were taken to field hospitals, the troops with glowing wounds were more likely to survive their injuries — and to get better faster. Thus the mysterious blue light was dubbed “Angel’s Glow.”

When Civil War soldiers were injured at the Battle of Shiloh, their wounds emitted something they called Angel's Glow. If only they'd known the truth.

Students get more out of their microbiology lab experience because the manual has thorough introductions that emphasize important concepts and applications---written in a uniquely-engaging authorial voice---and is accompanied by an unparalleled visual program.

This Science Update reveals how tales that may sound like supernatural fiction could actually be science fact.