biology

Halorhabdus tiamatea

Halorhabdus tiamatea is a biology 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 Halorhabdus tiamatea rather than just read about it. In short: Halorhabdus tiamatea is a halophilic archaeon isolated from the Red Sea. With its extremely high salinity optimum of 27% NaCl, Halorhabdus has one of the highest reported salinity optima of any living organism.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Halorhabdus tiamatea is a halophilic archaeon isolated from the Red Sea. With its extremely high salinity optimum of 27% NaCl, Halorhabdus has one of the highest reported salinity optima of any living organism.

Genome structure The genome of Halorhabdus was sequenced in August 2014. The G + C content of its DNA is estimated to be 64%.

References

Further reading Gibbons, NE (1974). "Family V. Halobacteriaceae fam. nov.". In RE Buchanan; NE Gibbons (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (8th ed.). Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Co.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Halorhabdus tiamatea

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

In research: Halorhabdus tiamatea appears in biology 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 Halorhabdus tiamatea 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: Halorhabdus tiamatea is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Archaea described in 2008, Archaea genera, Archaea stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Halorhabdus tiamatea 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 Halorhabdus tiamatea in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Halorhabdus tiamatea 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.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Halorhabdus tiamatea in simple terms?

Why does Halorhabdus tiamatea matter?

Because it connects several biology 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 Halorhabdus tiamatea?

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 Halorhabdus tiamatea.