biology

Methylophaga marina

Methylophaga marina 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 Methylophaga marina rather than just read about it. In short: Methylophaga marina is an obligately methylotrophic, Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria, the type species of its genus. Its type strain is ATCC 35842 (= NCMB 2244).

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Methylophaga marina is an obligately methylotrophic, Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria, the type species of its genus. Its type strain is ATCC 35842 (= NCMB 2244). M. marina is catalase and oxidase positive.

References

Further reading Villeneuve, C.; Martineau, C.; Mauffrey, F.; Villemur, R. (2012). "Complete Genome Sequences of Methylophaga sp. Strain JAM1 and Methylophaga sp. Strain JAM7". Journal of Bacteriology. 194 (15): 4126–4127. doi:10.1128/JB.00726-12. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 3416558. PMID 22815445. Janvier, Monique; Gasser, Francis (1987). "Purification and properties of methanol dehydrogenase from Methylophaga marina". Biochimie. 69 (11–12): 1169–1174. doi:10.1016/0300-9084(87)90143-X. ISSN 0300-9084. PMID 3129021. Li TsD; Doronina NV; Ivanova EG; Trotsenko IuA (2007). "[Vitamin B12-independent strains of Methylophaga marina isolated from Red Sea algae]". Mikrobiologiia. 76 (1): 88–94. PMID 17410879.

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

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Methylophaga marina

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Methylophaga marina 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 Methylophaga marina 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 Methylophaga marina 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 Methylophaga marina

In research: Methylophaga marina 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 Methylophaga marina 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: Methylophaga marina is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 1985, Gammaproteobacteria stubs, Gram-negative bacteria, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Methylophaga marina 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 Methylophaga marina in simple terms?

Methylophaga marina is an obligately methylotrophic, Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria, the type species of its genus. Its type strain is ATCC 35842 (= NCMB 2244).

Why does Methylophaga marina 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 Methylophaga marina?

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 Methylophaga marina.