Brock T D, Petersen S
Arch Microbiol. 1976 Aug;109(1-2):199-200. doi: 10.1007/BF00425136.
Under starvation conditions, rhodopsin-containing halobacteria show a light-accelerated death under aerobic conditions. This is attributed to photooxidative processes. Under anaerobic conditions, halobacteria die rapidly in the dark, and light prevents death. Since it has been shown by others that lightdriven ATP synthesis can occur under anaerobic conditions, it is postulated that rhodopsin-mediated photophosphorylation is of survival value for this organism in the brines in which it lives, especially because the solubility of oxygen is low in highly saline waters and anaerobic conditions can often develop.
在饥饿条件下，含有视紫红质的嗜盐菌在有氧条件下会出现光加速死亡。这归因于光氧化过程。在无氧条件下，嗜盐菌在黑暗中会迅速死亡，而光照可防止其死亡。由于其他人已表明在无氧条件下可发生光驱动的ATP合成，因此据推测视紫红质介导的光合磷酸化对于该生物体在其生存的盐水中具有生存价值，特别是因为在高盐水中氧气的溶解度很低，并且经常会出现无氧条件。
