Trends in Microbiology Vol. 7 Number 10 1999-10

Oxygen-utilizing reactions and symbiotic colonization of the squid light organ by Vibrio fischeri
Edward G Ruby, Margaret J McFall-Ngai

A major goal in microbiology is to understand the processes by which bacteria successfully colonize host tissue. Although a wealth of studies focusing on pathogenic microorganisms has revealed much about the rare interactions that result in disease, far less is known about the regulation of the ubiquitous, long-term, cooperative associations of bacteria with their animal hosts.