Monocercomonoides

Monocercomonoides is a genus of flagellated protozoa belonging to the order Oxymonadida. Monocercomonoides species have been discovered living in the guts of small mammals, snakes and insects. It has been characterized as the first example of a Eukaryotic organism devoid of mitochondria. The genome of Monocercomonoides has approximately 75 million base pairings (75 Mb) with 16629 predicted protein-coding genes. The genome does not contain any mitochondrial genes (mtDNA), or any genes for cardiolipin, a lipid for energy-transducing membranes.

Monocercomonoides

Monocercomonoides is a genus of flagellated protozoa belonging to the order Oxymonadida. Monocercomonoides species have been discovered living in the guts of small mammals, snakes and insects. It has been characterized as the first example of a Eukaryotic organism devoid of mitochondria. The genome of Monocercomonoides has approximately 75 million base pairings (75 Mb) with 16629 predicted protein-coding genes. The genome does not contain any mitochondrial genes (mtDNA), or any genes for cardiolipin, a lipid for energy-transducing membranes.