title: A positive definition of prokaryotes.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Eugene V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Koonin
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D008829:Microbiology; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D009626:Terminology as Topic