Description
Beginning—Easy to perform; requires no experience in microbiology.
For a class of 30. Dubbed “foxfire” by hunters in the Appalachian Mountains, the fungus Armillariella mellea emits a low-level bioluminescence. The phenomenon can be observed 1 to 2 weeks after subculturing and lasts about 8 weeks. Room must be completely dark to observe the bioluminescence.