biology

Metallosphaera

Metallosphaera 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 Metallosphaera rather than just read about it. In short: Metallosphaera is a genus of archaeans in the family Sulfolobaceae. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Metallosphaera is a genus of archaeans in the family Sulfolobaceae.

Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Further reading

Scientific journals Huber G; Spinnler C; Gambacorta A; Stetter KO (1989). "Metallosphaera sedula gen. nov. and sp. nov. represents a new genus of aerobic, metal-mobilizing, thermoacidophilic archaebacteria" (PDF). Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 12 (1): 38–47. Bibcode:1989SyApM..12...38H. doi:10.1016/s0723-2020(89)80038-4. Jennings, Ryan; Whitmore, Laura; Moran, James; Kreuzer, Helen; Innskeep, William (14 February 2014). "Carbon Dioxide Fixation by Metallosphaera yellowstonensis and Acidothermophilic Iron-Oxidizing Microbial Communities from Yellowstone National Park". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80 (9): 2665–2671. Bibcode:2014ApEnM..80.2665J. doi:10.1128/aem.03416-13. PMC 3993312. PMID 24532073. McCarthy, Samuel; Ai, Chenbing; Wheaton, Garrett; Tevatia, Rahul; Eckrich, Valerie; Kelly, Robert; Blum, Paul (2014). "Role of an Archaeal PitA Transporter in the Copper and Arsenic Resistance of Metallosphaera sedula, an Extreme Thermoacidophile". Journal of Bacteriology. 196 (20): 3562–3570. doi:10.1128/JB.01707-14. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 4187696. PMID 25092032.

Scientific books Stetter, KO (1989). "Order III. Sulfolobales ord. nov. Family Sulfolobaceae fam. nov.". In JT Staley; MP Bryant; N Pfennig; JG Holt (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 3 (1st ed.). Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Co. p. 169.

External links Metallosphaera at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Metallosphaera

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Metallosphaera in simple terms?

Metallosphaera is a genus of archaeans in the family Sulfolobaceae. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Why does Metallosphaera 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 Metallosphaera?

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 Metallosphaera.