Iodidimonas
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Iodidimonas is a genus of bacteria that oxidizes iodide (Iā) to iodine (I2). It was isolated from iodide-rich brine associated with natural gas in Kujukuri, Japan.[1][3]
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Order: | Iodidimonadales Iino et al. 2016[1] |
Family: | Iodidimonadaceae Iino et al. 2016[1] |
Genus: | Iodidimonas Iino et al. 2016[1] |
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It is suggested that Iodidimonas may be the closest living relative of mitochondria. This discovery also means that the genus may be the closest ancestral link to the ancestors of mitochondria or protomitochondria. [4]