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Silvanigrella aquatica

Silvanigrella aquatica is a science 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 Silvanigrella aquatica rather than just read about it. In short: Silvanigrella aquatica is a bacterial species of the phylum Bdellovibrionota. The type strain was isolated from the small lake Nonnenmattweiher located in the Southern Black Forest in Germany.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Silvanigrella aquatica is a bacterial species of the phylum Bdellovibrionota. The type strain was isolated from the small lake Nonnenmattweiher located in the Southern Black Forest in Germany. This species is currently the only species in the genus Silvanigrella, which is the only genus in the family Silvanigrellaceae, which is the only family in the order Silvanigrellales. The order Silvanigrellales is one of only two orders in the class Oligoflexia. The type strain MWH-Nonnen-W8red is remarkable due to its low GC content, its pigmentation and its plastic morphology. Of further interest is the relative close relationship of S. aquatica to "Spirobacillus cienkowskii" (Metchnikoff 1889) known as pathogens of daphnids (Daphnia), which are commonly called water fleas. However, S. aquatica is assumed to be a non-pathogenic free-living species. The genome of the type strain was sequenced,

References

External links Type strain of Silvanigrella aquatica at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Silvanigrella aquatica

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Silvanigrella aquatica claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, 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 Silvanigrella aquatica 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 Silvanigrella aquatica 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 Silvanigrella aquatica

In research: Silvanigrella aquatica appears in science 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 Silvanigrella aquatica 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: Silvanigrella aquatica is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 2017, Bacteria stubs, Oligoflexia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Silvanigrella aquatica 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 Silvanigrella aquatica in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Silvanigrella aquatica in simple terms?

Silvanigrella aquatica is a bacterial species of the phylum Bdellovibrionota. The type strain was isolated from the small lake Nonnenmattweiher located in the Southern Black Forest in Germany.

Why does Silvanigrella aquatica matter?

Because it connects several science 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 Silvanigrella aquatica?

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 Silvanigrella aquatica.