biology

Stetteria

Stetteria 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 Stetteria rather than just read about it. In short: Stetteria is a genus of archaeans in the family Desulfurococcaceae. Up to now there is only one species of this genus known, Stetteria hydrogenophila.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Stetteria is a genus of archaeans in the family Desulfurococcaceae. Up to now there is only one species of this genus known, Stetteria hydrogenophila.

Further reading

Scientific journals Jochimsen B; Peinemann-Simon S; Volker H; Stuben D; Botz R; Stoffers P; Dando PR; Thomm M (1997). "Stetteria hydrogenophila, gen. nov. and sp. nov., a novel mixotrophic sulfur-dependent crenarchaeote isolated from Milos, Greece". Extremophiles. 1 (2): 67–73. doi:10.1007/s007920050016. PMID 9680304. S2CID 27813068. Burggraf S; Huber H; Stetter KO (1997). "Reclassification of the crenarchael orders and families in accordance with 16S rRNA sequence data". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47 (3): 657–660. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-3-657. PMID 9226896. Zillig W; Stetter KO; Prangishvilli D; Schafer W; Wunderl S; Janekovic D; Holz I; Palm P (1982). "Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales". Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. C3: 304–317. Noon, Kathleen R.; Guymon, Rebecca; Crain, Pamela F.; McCloskey, James A.; Thomm, Michael; Lim, Julianne; Cavicchioli, Ricardo (24 March 2003). "Influence of Temperature on tRNA Modification in Archaea: Methanococcoides burtonii (Optimum Growth Temperature [Topt], 23°C) and Stetteria hydrogenophila (Topt, 95°C)". Journal of Bacteriology. 185 (3 July 2003): 5483–5490. doi:10.1128/JB.185.18.5483-5490.2003. PMC 193749. PMID 12949100.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stetteria

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Stetteria in simple terms?

Stetteria is a genus of archaeans in the family Desulfurococcaceae. Up to now there is only one species of this genus known, Stetteria hydrogenophila.

Why does Stetteria 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 Stetteria?

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 Stetteria.