biology

Roseiflexus

Roseiflexus 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 Roseiflexus rather than just read about it. In short: Roseiflexus is a genus of bacteria in the family Roseiflexaceae with one known species (Roseiflexus castenholzii). See also List of bacteria genera List of bacterial orders References Further reading Matsuura, Katsumi; Nakamura, Kazunori; Hanada, Satoshi; Takaichi, Shinichi (1 January 2002). "Roseiflexus castenholzii gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, filamentous, photosynthetic bacterium that lacks chlorosomes".

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Roseiflexus is a genus of bacteria in the family Roseiflexaceae with one known species (Roseiflexus castenholzii).

See also List of bacteria genera List of bacterial orders

References

Further reading Matsuura, Katsumi; Nakamura, Kazunori; Hanada, Satoshi; Takaichi, Shinichi (1 January 2002). "Roseiflexus castenholzii gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, filamentous, photosynthetic bacterium that lacks chlorosomes". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52 (1): 187–193. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-1-187. PMID 11837302. van der Meer, M. T. J.; Klatt, C. G.; Wood, J.; Bryant, D. A.; Bateson, M. M.; Lammerts, L.; Schouten, S.; Sinninghe Damste, J. S.; Madigan, M. T.; Ward, D. M. (2 April 2010). "Cultivation and Genomic, Nutritional, and Lipid Biomarker Characterization of Roseiflexus Strains Closely Related to Predominant In Situ Populations Inhabiting Yellowstone Hot Spring Microbial Mats". Journal of Bacteriology. 192 (12): 3033–3042. doi:10.1128/JB.01610-09. PMC 2901690. PMID 20363941. Brian A., Whitton (2012). Ecology of cyanobacteria II : their diversity in space and time ([2nd ed.] ed.). Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 978-9-400-73855-3. Collins, Aaron M.; Qian, Pu; Tang, Qun; Bocian, David F.; Hunter, C. Neil; Blankenship, Robert E. (7 September 2010). "Light-Harvesting Antenna System from the Phototrophic Bacterium Roseiflexus castenholzii". Biochemistry. 49 (35): 7524–7531. doi:10.1021/bi101036t. PMID 20672862.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Roseiflexus

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Roseiflexus in simple terms?

Roseiflexus is a genus of bacteria in the family Roseiflexaceae with one known species (Roseiflexus castenholzii). See also List of bacteria genera List of bacterial orders References Further reading Matsuura, Katsumi; Nakamura, Kazunori; Hanada, Satoshi; Takaichi, Shinichi (1 January 2002). "Rosei…

Why does Roseiflexus 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 Roseiflexus?

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 Roseiflexus.