The Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) complex is a trimeric pigment-protein complex found in green sulfur bacteria. It mediates the transfer of excitation energy from light-harvesting antenna complexes to the bacterial reaction center. Each monomer contains eight bacteriochlorophyll a molecules bound to the protein scaffold, mostly via histidine amino acids. The FMO complex serves as a molecular wire, transporting excitons generated during light harvesting to the reaction center for photochemical reactions. Excitation energy transfer via the FMO complex is fast and highly efficient, occurring with quantum coherence such that little energy is lost as heat or radiation.