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DNA ligases of Prochlorococcus marinus: an evolutionary exception to the rules of replication
Erik Hjerde, Ashleigh Maguren, Elizabeth Rzoska-Smith…·Adele Williamson
The paper shows that Prochlorococcus marinus uses an ATP-dependent DNA ligase for DNA replication, challenging the established view that bacteria exclusively use NAD-dependent ligases.
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