biology

Shewanella baltica

Shewanella baltica 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 Shewanella baltica rather than just read about it. In short: Shewanella baltica DSS12 (S. violacea) is a gram-negative bacterium. Its type strain is NCTC 10735.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Shewanella baltica DSS12 (S. violacea) is a gram-negative bacterium. Its type strain is NCTC 10735. It is of particular importance in fish spoilage.

References

Further reading Amiri-Jami, Mitra; Wang, Haifeng; Kakuda, Yukio; Griffiths, Mansel W. (2006). "Enhancement of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Production by Tn5 Transposon in Shewanella baltica". Biotechnology Letters. 28 (15): 1187–1192. doi:10.1007/s10529-006-9077-8. ISSN 0141-5492. PMID 16799757. S2CID 24726108.

External links "Shewanella baltica". The Encyclopedia of Life. Type strain of Shewanella baltica at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Shewanella baltica

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Shewanella baltica 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 Shewanella baltica 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 Shewanella baltica 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 Shewanella baltica

In research: Shewanella baltica 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 Shewanella baltica 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: Shewanella baltica is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alteromonadales, Alteromonadales stubs, Bacteria described in 1998, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Shewanella baltica 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 Shewanella baltica in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Shewanella baltica in simple terms?

Shewanella baltica DSS12 (S. violacea) is a gram-negative bacterium. Its type strain is NCTC 10735.

Why does Shewanella baltica 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 Shewanella baltica?

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 Shewanella baltica.