biology

Shewanella sediminis

Shewanella sediminis 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 sediminis rather than just read about it. In short: Shewanella sediminis is a hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine-degrading bacterium from marine sediment. It is psychrophilic and rod-shaped, with type strain HAW-EB3T (=NCIMB 14036T =DSM 17055T).

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Shewanella sediminis is a hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine-degrading bacterium from marine sediment. It is psychrophilic and rod-shaped, with type strain HAW-EB3T (=NCIMB 14036T =DSM 17055T).

References

Further reading Aramayo, Rodolfo; Zhao, Jian-Shen; Deng, Yinghai; Manno, Dominic; Hawari, Jalal (2010). "Shewanella spp. Genomic Evolution for a Cold Marine Lifestyle and In-Situ Explosive Biodegradation". PLOS ONE. 5 (2) e9109. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...5.9109Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009109. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 2824531. PMID 20174598. Lohner, Svenja T.; Spormann, Alfred M. (2013). "Identification of a reductive tetrachloroethene dehalogenase in Shewanella sediminis". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 368 (1616) 20120326. doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0326. PMC 3638466. PMID 23479755.

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

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Shewanella sediminis

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

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

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

Shewanella sediminis is a hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine-degrading bacterium from marine sediment. It is psychrophilic and rod-shaped, with type strain HAW-EB3T (=NCIMB 14036T =DSM 17055T).

Why does Shewanella sediminis 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 sediminis?

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 sediminis.