Walter Stockenius, Dieter Oesterhelt had discovered bacteriorhodopsin in halobacteria and later proposed that it acts as a lightdriven proton pump in the framework of Peter Mitchell's chemiosmotic theory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hartmut Michel - Autobiography] Reference

Reitmeier H, Oesterhelt D (1976) Biosynthesis of the purple membrane of halobacteria.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

The halobacteria, which inhabit salt lakes, are one of the most ancient forms of life on Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pravda.Ru] Reference

ATPase-activity of halobacteria.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hartmut Michel - Autobiography] Reference