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Geobacter lovleyi

Geobacter lovleyi is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Geobacter lovleyi rather than just read about it. In short: Geobacter lovleyi is a gram-negative metal-reducing and tetrachloroethene-dechlorinating proteobacterium. It has potential as a bioremediation organism, and is actively researched as such.

Key takeaways

Geobacter lovleyi belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Geobacter lovleyi to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Geobacter lovleyi from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Geobacter lovleyi is a gram-negative metal-reducing and tetrachloroethene-dechlorinating proteobacterium. It has potential as a bioremediation organism, and is actively researched as such.

References

Further reading Amos, Benjamin K., et al. "Detection and quantification of Geobacter lovleyi strain SZ: implications for bioremediation at tetrachloroethene-and uranium-impacted sites." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73.21 (2007): 6898–6904. Wagner, Darlene D; Hug, Laura A; Hatt, Janet K; Spitzmiller, Melissa R; Padilla-Crespo, Elizabeth; Ritalahti, Kirsti M; Edwards, Elizabeth A; Konstantinidis, Konstantinos T; Löffler, Frank E (2012). "Genomic determinants of organohalide-respiration in Geobacter lovleyi, an unusual member of the Geobacteraceae". BMC Genomics. 13 (1): 200. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-200. ISSN 1471-2164. PMC 3403914. PMID 22616984.

External links "Geobacter lovleyi". The Encyclopedia of Life. LPSN The type strain of Geobacter lovleyi at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Geobacter lovleyi

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Geobacter lovleyi claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Geobacter lovleyi before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Geobacter lovleyi ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Geobacter lovleyi

In research: Geobacter lovleyi appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Geobacter lovleyi in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Geobacter lovleyi is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 2009, Bacteria stubs, Thermodesulfobacteriota, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Geobacter lovleyi outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Geobacter lovleyi in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Geobacter lovleyi means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Geobacter lovleyi out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Geobacter lovleyi in simple terms?

Geobacter lovleyi is a gram-negative metal-reducing and tetrachloroethene-dechlorinating proteobacterium. It has potential as a bioremediation organism, and is actively researched as such.

Why does Geobacter lovleyi matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Geobacter lovleyi?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Geobacter lovleyi.