earth science

Halomonas subglaciescola

Halomonas subglaciescola is a earth 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 Halomonas subglaciescola rather than just read about it. In short: Halomonas subglaciescola is a Gram-negative halophilic bacterium. It was first isolated from an Antarctic, hypersaline, meromictic lake, but has since been found in other environments, such as fermenting seafood.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Halomonas subglaciescola is a Gram-negative halophilic bacterium. It was first isolated from an Antarctic, hypersaline, meromictic lake, but has since been found in other environments, such as fermenting seafood. It has a largely oxidative mode of metabolism and it is motile through peritrichous flagellation. This species doesn't utilise glucose, and its type strain is ACAM 12 (= UQM 2926).

References

Further reading Oren, Aharon (2002). Halophilic microorganisms and their environments. Kluwer Academic. ISBN 1-4020-0829-5. James, S. R., et al. "Seasonal abundance of Halomonas meridiana, Halomonas subglaciescola, Flavobacterium gondwanense and Flavobacterium salegens in four Antarctic lakes." Antarctic science 6.03 (1994): 325–332.

External links "Halomonas subglaciescola". The Encyclopedia of Life. Type strain of Halomonas subglaciescola at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Halomonas subglaciescola

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Halomonas subglaciescola claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth 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 Halomonas subglaciescola 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 Halomonas subglaciescola 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 Halomonas subglaciescola

In research: Halomonas subglaciescola appears in earth 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 Halomonas subglaciescola 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: Halomonas subglaciescola is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 1987, Gram-negative bacteria, Halophiles, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Halomonas subglaciescola 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 Halomonas subglaciescola in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Halomonas subglaciescola means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Halomonas subglaciescola in simple terms?

Why does Halomonas subglaciescola matter?

Because it connects several earth 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 Halomonas subglaciescola?

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 Halomonas subglaciescola.