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Psychrobacter frigidicola

Psychrobacter frigidicola 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 frigidicola rather than just read about it. In short: Psychrobacter frigidicola is a psychrophilic, oxidase-positive, halotolerant, Gram-negative, nonmotile bacterium of the genus Psychrobacter which was isolated from the Antarctic. References Further reading Robin, S.; Togashi, D.

Key takeaways

Psychrobacter frigidicola 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 frigidicola to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Psychrobacter frigidicola from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Psychrobacter frigidicola is a psychrophilic, oxidase-positive, halotolerant, Gram-negative, nonmotile bacterium of the genus Psychrobacter which was isolated from the Antarctic.

References

Further reading Robin, S.; Togashi, D. M.; Ryder, A. G.; Wall, J. G. (2008). "Trigger Factor from the Psychrophilic Bacterium Psychrobacter frigidicola is a Monomeric Chaperone". Journal of Bacteriology. 191 (4): 1162–1168. doi:10.1128/JB.01137-08. PMC 2632001. PMID 19060145.

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

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Psychrobacter frigidicola

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Psychrobacter frigidicola 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 frigidicola 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 frigidicola 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 frigidicola

In research: Psychrobacter frigidicola 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 frigidicola 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 frigidicola is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 1996, Gram-negative bacteria, Halophiles, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Psychrobacter frigidicola 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 frigidicola in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Psychrobacter frigidicola 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.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Psychrobacter frigidicola in simple terms?

Psychrobacter frigidicola is a psychrophilic, oxidase-positive, halotolerant, Gram-negative, nonmotile bacterium of the genus Psychrobacter which was isolated from the Antarctic. References Further reading Robin, S.; Togashi, D.

Why does Psychrobacter frigidicola 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 frigidicola?

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 frigidicola.