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Jena Microbial Resource Collection

Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection rather than just read about it. In short: The Jena Microbial Resource Collection (JMRC) is a joint collection of the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute and the University of Jena. It was founded in October 2010 by merging two earlier collections from the two above-mentioned institutes.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

The Jena Microbial Resource Collection (JMRC) is a joint collection of the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute and the University of Jena. It was founded in October 2010 by merging two earlier collections from the two above-mentioned institutes. It is a research institution, which is not normally open to the public. With about 15,000 fungal and about 35,000 bacterial living isolates, it is the largest collection of this kind in Germany. The microorganisms are maintained as active cultures, with some of them in cryopreservation.

Aim of the collection The collection is aimed at the conservation of microbial resources for natural product screening. It is also aimed at research on pathogenicity mechanisms of fungal causative agents of a variety of mycoses in animals and humans. The head of the JMRC is Dr. Kerstin Voigt.

Examples of microbial species in the collection Lichtheimia corymbifera, an ancient human pathogenic basal lineage fungus causing mucormycoses Conidiobolus coronatus, an ancient human pathogenic basal lineage fungus causing entomophthoramycoses Parasitic Mucorales such as Parasitella parasitica and their host organisms such as Absidia glauca (also belonging to Mucorales) Molds leading to food spoilage Plant pathogens such as Gilbertella persicaria Various Streptomyces Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogenic bacterium Various Enterobacteriaceae

External links Web page of JMRC at Hans Knöll Institute, Jena Central web page of JMRC at the University of Jena Archived 2014-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Web page of JMRC at the Institute for Microbiology, University of Jena Archived 2014-06-05 at the Wayback Machine

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jena Microbial Resource Collection

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection

In research: Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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: Jena Microbial Resource Collection is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Microbiology stubs, University of Jena, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection in simple terms?

Why does Jena Microbial Resource Collection 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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection?

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 Jena Microbial Resource Collection.