biology

Marinobacter aromaticivorans

Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans rather than just read about it. In short: Marinobacter aromaticivorans is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and slightly halotolerant bacterium from the genus of Marinobacter which has been isolated from sediments from the South China Sea. Marinobacter aromaticivorans has the ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Marinobacter aromaticivorans is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and slightly halotolerant bacterium from the genus of Marinobacter which has been isolated from sediments from the South China Sea. Marinobacter aromaticivorans has the ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

References

External links Type strain of Marinobacter aromaticivorans at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Further reading Cui, Z; Gao, W; Xu, G; Luan, X; Li, Q; Yin, X; Huang, D; Zheng, L (January 2016). "Marinobacter aromaticivorans sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from sea sediment". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (1): 353–9. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000722. PMID 26518711.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Marinobacter aromaticivorans

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans

In research: Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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: Marinobacter aromaticivorans is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alteromonadales, Bacteria described in 2016, Gram-negative bacteria, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans in simple terms?

Why does Marinobacter aromaticivorans 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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans?

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 Marinobacter aromaticivorans.