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] Geiger et alii (2023) suggest that Iodidimonas may be the closest living relative of mitochondria.
[4] If true, this lineage and protomitochondria emerged from a common ancestor before the symbiogenetic event that gave rise to the eukaryotes.
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