biology

Shewanella woodyi

Shewanella woodyi 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 woodyi rather than just read about it. In short: Shewanella woodyi is a species of exclusively respiratory luminous bacterium. It is non-fermentative, with type strain ATCC 51908 (= MS32).

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Shewanella woodyi is a species of exclusively respiratory luminous bacterium. It is non-fermentative, with type strain ATCC 51908 (= MS32). Cells stain Gram-negative.

References

Further reading Ersoy Omeroglu, Esra; Karaboz, Ismail; Sudagidan, Mert (2013). "Characteristics and genetic diversity of bioluminescent Shewanella woodyi strains isolated from the Gulf of Izmir, Turkey". Folia Microbiologica. 59 (1): 79–92. doi:10.1007/s12223-013-0269-z. ISSN 0015-5632. PMID 23900860. S2CID 9019880. Liu N; Pak T; Boon EM (2010). "Characterization of a diguanylate cyclase from Shewanella woodyi with cyclase and phosphodiesterase activities". Mol Biosyst. 6 (9): 1561–4. doi:10.1039/c002246b. PMID 20467666. Liu, Niu; Xu, Yueming; Hossain, Sajjad; Huang, Nick; Coursolle, Dan; Gralnick, Jeffrey A.; Boon, Elizabeth M. (2012). "Nitric Oxide Regulation of Cyclic di-GMP Synthesis and Hydrolysis inShewanella woodyi". Biochemistry. 51 (10): 2087–2099. doi:10.1021/bi201753f. ISSN 0006-2960. PMID 22360279. Hacker, Mary K. Characterization of the Shewanella Woodyi Lux Operon. Diss. University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, 2001.

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

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Shewanella woodyi

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

In research: Shewanella woodyi 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 woodyi 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 woodyi is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alteromonadales, Alteromonadales stubs, Bacteria described in 1997, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Shewanella woodyi 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 woodyi in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Shewanella woodyi in simple terms?

Shewanella woodyi is a species of exclusively respiratory luminous bacterium. It is non-fermentative, with type strain ATCC 51908 (= MS32).

Why does Shewanella woodyi 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 woodyi?

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 woodyi.