Iodidimonas is a genus of bacteria that oxidizes iodide (I−) 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]
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| Family: | Iodidimonadaceae Iino et al. 2016[1]
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| 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Iino T, Ohkuma M, Kamagata Y, Amachi S (2016). "Iodidimonas muriae gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic iodide-oxidizing bacterium isolated from brine of a natural gas and iodine recovery facility, and proposals of Iodidimonadaceae fam. nov., Iodidimonadales ord. nov., Emcibacteraceae fam. nov. and Emcibacterales ord. nov". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 66 (12): 5016–22. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001462. PMID 27566239.
- ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Iodidimonas". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Amachi, Seigo; Iino, Takao (2022). "The Genus Iodidimonas: From Its Discovery to Potential Applications". Microorganisms. 10 (8): 1661. doi:10.3390/microorganisms10081661. PMC 9415286. PMID 36014078.
Esposti et al. thus hypothesized that Iodidimonas species may be a descendant of the ancestral bacteria that originated protomitochondria.
- ^ Eisenstadt, Abigail. "Marine Bacteria Genus May Hold Mitochondria's Closest Relatives". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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