The Light-Driven Proton Pump Proteorhodopsin Enhances Bacterial Survival during Tough Times
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- 27 April 2010
- journal article
- primer
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 8 (4) , e1000359
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000359
Abstract
Recently, it has been discovered that many microorganisms previously thought to be light-independent actually make use of sunlight for growth and survival. Newly reported work suggests some of the specific mechanisms involved.Keywords
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