biology

Shewanella basaltis

Shewanella basaltis 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 basaltis rather than just read about it. In short: Shewanella basaltis is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus Shewanella which has been isolated from black sand from Soesoggak off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. The species is positive for catalase, oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, and leucine arylamidase.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Shewanella basaltis is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus Shewanella which has been isolated from black sand from Soesoggak off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. The species is positive for catalase, oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, and leucine arylamidase. Shewanella basaltis is able to grow in the presence of 5% NaCl. The species is able to grow at a wide range of temperatures (4-45 °C) and pH (5.5-9.5).

References

External links Type strain of Shewanella basaltis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Shewanella basaltis

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

In research: Shewanella basaltis 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 basaltis 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 basaltis is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alteromonadales, Alteromonadales stubs, Bacteria described in 2008, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Shewanella basaltis 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 basaltis in 20 minutes

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

Why does Shewanella basaltis 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 basaltis?

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 basaltis.