biology

Patulibacter

Patulibacter 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 Patulibacter rather than just read about it. In short: Patulibacter is a genus of bacteria from the family Patulibacteraceae. 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

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

Reference excerpt

Patulibacter is a genus of bacteria from the family Patulibacteraceae.

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).

See also List of bacteria genera List of bacterial orders

References

Further reading Jin, D.; Kong, X.; Li, H.; Luo, L.; Zhuang, X.; Zhuang, G.; Deng, Y.; Bai, Z. (1 December 2016). "Patulibacter brassicae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris)". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (12): 5056–5060. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001469. PMID 27620694. Takahashi, Y. (1 February 2006). "Patulibacter minatonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated using an agar medium supplemented with superoxide dismutase, and proposal of Patulibacteraceae fam. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (2): 401–406. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63796-0. PMID 16449447. Reddy, G. S. N.; Garcia-Pichel, F. (1 January 2009). "Description of Patulibacter americanus sp. nov., isolated from biological soil crusts, emended description of the genus Patulibacter Takahashi et al. 2006 and proposal of Solirubrobacterales ord. nov. and Thermoleophilales ord. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (1): 87–94. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64185-0. PMID 19126730.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Patulibacter

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Patulibacter in simple terms?

Patulibacter is a genus of bacteria from the family Patulibacteraceae. 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 Patulibacter 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 Patulibacter?

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 Patulibacter.