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Psychrobacter aquaticus

Psychrobacter aquaticus is a science 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 Psychrobacter aquaticus rather than just read about it. In short: Psychrobacter aquaticus is a Gram-negative, psychrophilic, halotolerant, nonmotile bacterium of the genus Psychrobacter which was isolated from the McMurdo Dry Valley region of Antarctica. References Further reading Reddy, GS; Ara, S; Singh, A; Kumar Pinnaka, A; Shivaji, S (2013). "Draft Genome Sequence of Psychrobacter aquaticus Strain CMS 56T, Isolated from a Cyanobacterial Mat Sample Collected from Water Bodies i…

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Psychrobacter aquaticus is a Gram-negative, psychrophilic, halotolerant, nonmotile bacterium of the genus Psychrobacter which was isolated from the McMurdo Dry Valley region of Antarctica.

References

Further reading Reddy, GS; Ara, S; Singh, A; Kumar Pinnaka, A; Shivaji, S (2013). "Draft Genome Sequence of Psychrobacter aquaticus Strain CMS 56T, Isolated from a Cyanobacterial Mat Sample Collected from Water Bodies in the McMurdo Dry Valley Region of Antarctica". Genome Announcements. 1 (6): e00918–13. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00918-13. PMC 3820780. PMID 24201199.

External links Type strain of Psychrobacter aquaticus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Psychrobacter aquaticus

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

In research: Psychrobacter aquaticus appears in science 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 Psychrobacter aquaticus 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: Psychrobacter aquaticus is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 2005, Gram-negative bacteria, Moraxellaceae, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Psychrobacter aquaticus 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 Psychrobacter aquaticus in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Psychrobacter aquaticus in simple terms?

Psychrobacter aquaticus is a Gram-negative, psychrophilic, halotolerant, nonmotile bacterium of the genus Psychrobacter which was isolated from the McMurdo Dry Valley region of Antarctica. References Further reading Reddy, GS; Ara, S; Singh, A; Kumar Pinnaka, A; Shivaji, S (2013). "Draft Genome Seq…

Why does Psychrobacter aquaticus matter?

Because it connects several science 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 Psychrobacter aquaticus?

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 Psychrobacter aquaticus.