biology

Ileibacterium

Ileibacterium 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 Ileibacterium rather than just read about it. In short: Ileibacterium is a genus from the family Erysipelotrichaceae. References Further reading Mailhe, M; Ricaboni, D; Vitton, V; Lagier, JC; Fournier, PE; Raoult, D (May 2017). "Ileibacterium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human ileum of a patient with Crohn disease".

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Ileibacterium is a genus from the family Erysipelotrichaceae.

References

Further reading Mailhe, M; Ricaboni, D; Vitton, V; Lagier, JC; Fournier, PE; Raoult, D (May 2017). "Ileibacterium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human ileum of a patient with Crohn disease". New Microbes and New Infections. 17: 25–26. doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2016.11.022. PMC 5328724. PMID 28275435. Cox, LM; Sohn, J; Tyrrell, KL; Citron, DM; Lawson, PA; Patel, NB; Iizumi, T; Perez-Perez, GI; Goldstein, EJC; Blaser, MJ (May 2017). "Description of two novel members of the family Erysipelotrichaceae: Ileibacterium valens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dubosiella newyorkensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., from the murine intestine, and emendation to the description of Faecalibaculum rodentium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (5): 1247–1254. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001793. PMC 5817276. PMID 28100298.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ileibacterium

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ileibacterium 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 Ileibacterium 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 Ileibacterium 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 Ileibacterium

In research: Ileibacterium 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 Ileibacterium 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: Ileibacterium is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacillota stubs, Bacteria genera, Erysipelotrichales, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ileibacterium 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 Ileibacterium in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Ileibacterium 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 Ileibacterium out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Ileibacterium in simple terms?

Ileibacterium is a genus from the family Erysipelotrichaceae. References Further reading Mailhe, M; Ricaboni, D; Vitton, V; Lagier, JC; Fournier, PE; Raoult, D (May 2017). "Ileibacterium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human ileum of a patient with Crohn disea…

Why does Ileibacterium 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 Ileibacterium?

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 Ileibacterium.