biology

Salinispora tropica

Salinispora tropica 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 Salinispora tropica rather than just read about it. In short: Salinispora tropica is an obligate marine actinomycete bacterium species. It produces salinosporamide A and salinosporamide B, potential anti-cancer agents, as well as the polycyclic macrolides sporolide A and B.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Salinispora tropica is an obligate marine actinomycete bacterium species. It produces salinosporamide A and salinosporamide B, potential anti-cancer agents, as well as the polycyclic macrolides sporolide A and B.

See also Salinispora arenicola Salinispora pacifica

References

Further reading Udwary DW, Zeigler L, Asolkar RN, et al. (June 2007). "Genome sequencing reveals complex secondary metabolome in the marine actinomycete Salinispora tropica". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104 (25): 10376–81. Bibcode:2007PNAS..10410376U. doi:10.1073/pnas.0700962104. PMC 1965521. PMID 17563368. Bucarey, S. A.; Penn, K.; Paul, L.; Fenical, W.; Jensen, P. R. (2012). "Genetic Complementation of the Obligate Marine Actinobacterium Salinispora tropica with the Large Mechanosensitive Channel Gene mscL Rescues Cells from Osmotic Downshock". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78 (12): 4175–4182. doi:10.1128/AEM.00577-12. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 3370544. PMID 22492446. Thuan, Nguyen Huy; Yamaguchi, Tokutaro; Lee, Joo Ho; Sohng, Jae Kyung (2013). "Characterization of sterol glucosyltransferase from Salinispora tropica CNB-440: Potential enzyme for the biosynthesis of sitosteryl glucoside". Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 52 (4–5): 234–240. doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2013.02.004. ISSN 0141-0229. PMID 23540924.

External links LPSN "Salinispora tropica". The Encyclopedia of Life. WORMS entry Type strain of Salinispora tropica at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Salinispora tropica

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Salinispora tropica 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 Salinispora tropica 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 Salinispora tropica 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 Salinispora tropica

In research: Salinispora tropica 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 Salinispora tropica 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: Salinispora tropica is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Actinomycetia stubs, Bacteria described in 2005, Marine microorganisms, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Salinispora tropica 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 Salinispora tropica in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Salinispora tropica 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 Salinispora tropica in simple terms?

Why does Salinispora tropica 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 Salinispora tropica?

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 Salinispora tropica.