biology

Solobacterium

Solobacterium 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 Solobacterium rather than just read about it. In short: Solobacterium is a Gram-positive, obligate anaerobic genus from the family Erysipelotrichaceae, with one known species, Solobacterium moorei. This genus has been found to be part of the salivary microbiome.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Solobacterium is a Gram-positive, obligate anaerobic genus from the family Erysipelotrichaceae, with one known species, Solobacterium moorei. This genus has been found to be part of the salivary microbiome.

References

Further reading Pedersen, Rune Micha; Holt, Hanne Marie; Justesen, Ulrik Stenz (July 2011). "Solobacterium moorei Bacteremia: Identification, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Clinical Characteristics: Table 1". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49 (7): 2766–2768. doi:10.1128/JCM.02525-10. PMC 3147872. PMID 21525228. Lau, S. K. P.; Teng, J. L. L.; Leung, K.-W.; Li, N. K. H.; Ng, K. H. L.; Chau, K.-Y.; Que, T.-L.; Woo, P. C. Y.; Yuen, K.-Y. (4 August 2006). "Bacteremia Caused by Solobacterium moorei in a Patient with Acute Proctitis and Carcinoma of the Cervix". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44 (8): 3031–3034. doi:10.1128/JCM.00555-06. PMC 1594659. PMID 16891535.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Solobacterium

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Solobacterium 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 Solobacterium 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 Solobacterium 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 Solobacterium

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Solobacterium in simple terms?

Why does Solobacterium 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 Solobacterium?

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 Solobacterium.