The light-driven proton pump proteorhodopsin enhances bacterial survival tough times
Some microorganisms contain proteins that can interact with light and convert it into energy for growth and survival, or into sensory information that guides cells towards or away from light. The simplest energy-harvesting photoproteins are the rhodopsins, which consist of a single, membrane-emb...
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57499 |