The Light-Driven Proton Pump Proteorhodopsin Enhances Bacterial Survival during Tough Times

Edward F. DeLong; Oded Béjà

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000359

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The Light-Driven Proton Pump Proteorhodopsin Enhances Bacterial Survival during Tough Times

Edward F. DeLong ,

* E-mail: Delong@mit.edu (EFD); beja@tx.technion.ac.il (OB)

Affiliations Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Oded Béjà

* E-mail: Delong@mit.edu (EFD); beja@tx.technion.ac.il (OB)

Affiliation Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa, Israel
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The Light-Driven Proton Pump Proteorhodopsin Enhances Bacterial Survival during Tough Times

Edward F. DeLong,
Oded Béjà

Published: April 27, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000359

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