Proteorhodopsin phototrophy promotes survival of marine bacteria during starvation

PLoS Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Gómez Consarnau, Laura ^a   Akram, Neelam ^a   Lindell, Kristoffer ^b   Pedersen, Anders ^c   Neutze, Richard ^c   Milton, Debra L ^b   González, José M ^d   Pinhassi, Jarone ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; PROTEORHODOPSIN; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RHODOPSIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; GENE FUNCTION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOTROPHY; PHYLOGENY; STARVATION; SURVIVAL TIME; VIBRIO; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; PHYLOGENY; RHODOPSIN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; VIBRIO;

EID: 77951706049     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000358     Document Type: Article

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