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Methanocalculus halotolerans

Methanocalculus halotolerans is a mathematics 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 Methanocalculus halotolerans rather than just read about it. In short: Methanocalculus halotolerans is a species of archaeon, the type species of its genus. It is an irregular coccoid hydrogenotrophic methanogen.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Methanocalculus halotolerans is a species of archaeon, the type species of its genus. It is an irregular coccoid hydrogenotrophic methanogen. Its type strain is SEBR 4845T (= OCM 470T).

Nomenclature The name "Methanocalculus" has Latin roots, "methano" for methane and "calculus" for small round structure, "halo" for salt and "tolerans" for tolerant. In all, the name means salt-tolerant organism with a gravelly body that produces methane.

References

Further reading Dworkin, Martin; Falkow, Stanley (2006). The prokaryotes : a handbook on the biology of bacter. New York; [London]: Springer. ISBN 0-387-25493-5. Schaechter, Moselio. Encyclopedia of microbiology. Academic Press, 2009.

External links "Methanocalculus halotolerans". The Encyclopedia of Life. LPSN Type strain of Methanocalculus halotolerans at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Methanocalculus halotolerans

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

In research: Methanocalculus halotolerans appears in mathematics 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 Methanocalculus halotolerans 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: Methanocalculus halotolerans is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Archaea described in 1998, Enigmatic archaea taxa, Methanobacteriati, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Methanocalculus halotolerans 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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Frequently asked questions

What is Methanocalculus halotolerans in simple terms?

Methanocalculus halotolerans is a species of archaeon, the type species of its genus. It is an irregular coccoid hydrogenotrophic methanogen.

Why does Methanocalculus halotolerans matter?

Because it connects several mathematics 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 Methanocalculus halotolerans?

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 Methanocalculus halotolerans.