In prokaryotes, DNA replication initiates at a single defined origin and proceeds bidirectionally via a multiprotein replisome that unwinds the duplex and synthesises new strands. Elongation is ...
Thymine metabolism in prokaryotes encompasses both de novo synthesis of deoxythymidine triphosphate (dTTP) via the reductive branch of pyrimidine biosynthesis and salvage pathways that recover ...
Extracellular DNA degrades at markedly different rates across soils and sequences, substantially biasing estimates of prokaryotic abundance, diversity, and community composition.