MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A billion-year-old bacterial machinery replicates plastid DNA and supports kleptoplastidy
Thibault Antoine, Fabien Burki, John M. Archibald…·Tom O. Delmont
The paper identifies DNA polymerase III subunit genes in plastid-targeted genomes of Teleaulax and related taxa, revealing their role in plastid DNA replication during kleptoplastidy.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.23.727376