chemistry

Koribacter versatilis

Koribacter versatilis is a chemistry 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 Koribacter versatilis rather than just read about it. In short: Koribacter versatilis is a member of the Acidobacteriota phylum which itself is a newly devised phylum of bacteria, and is only distantly related to other organisms in the domain bacteria. Its closest phylogenetic relative is "Candidatus Solibacter usitatus", according to Michael Nerdahl.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Koribacter versatilis is a member of the Acidobacteriota phylum which itself is a newly devised phylum of bacteria, and is only distantly related to other organisms in the domain bacteria. Its closest phylogenetic relative is "Candidatus Solibacter usitatus", according to Michael Nerdahl. It contains 5,650,368 nucleotides, 4,777 proteins, and 55 RNA genes, and has a circular chromosome according to information found from GenBank. According to the Joint Genome Institute, “The bacterium is a gram-negative, highly capsulated, aerobic heterotroph that grows with a range of sugars, sugar polymers, and some organic acids.” It was first found in soil in a pasture from Australia in 2003, by a group of scientists led by S. J. Joseph. Although Koribacter has a very slow growth rate, sometimes taking up to a week to have a visible colony, it accounts for up to 14% of soil bacteria communities. The amount of Koribacter in soil is so abundant because iron is critical for its survival so with the large amount of iron in the soil it can thrive there. Koribacter plays a large role in regulating Carbon monoxide output on Earth. From previous studies about bacteria it has been found that CO-oxidizing bacteria remove 20% of the total CO emitted to the Earth’s atmosphere. And because of that finding, “it is then plausible that acidobacteria, including Koribacter, make a quantitatively significant contribution to two major parts of the carbon cycle: degradation of complex polymers and CO oxidation”, according to Michael Nerdahl.

Taxonomy Organism: Bacteria, Acidobacteriota, Acidobacteriales, Acideobateriaceae, Candidatus Koribacter

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Koribacter versatilis

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

In research: Koribacter versatilis appears in chemistry 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 Koribacter versatilis 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: Koribacter versatilis is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Acidobacteriota, Bacteria described in 2009, Candidatus taxa, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Koribacter versatilis 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 Koribacter versatilis in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Koribacter versatilis in simple terms?

Why does Koribacter versatilis matter?

Because it connects several chemistry 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 Koribacter versatilis?

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.

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