title: The light-driven proton pump proteorhodopsin enhances bacterial survival during tough times.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America. Delong@mit.edu
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: DeLong
authors.forename: Oded
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Béjà
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000502:physiology*; D008027:Light; D052817:Phototrophic Processes / Q000502:physiology; D017494:Proton Pumps / Q000378:metabolism*; D012243:Rhodopsin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D025604:Rhodopsins, Microbial; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017494:Proton Pumps; D025604:Rhodopsins, Microbial; C413548:proteorhodopsin; D012243:Rhodopsin