biology

Sulfophobococcus

Sulfophobococcus 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 Sulfophobococcus rather than just read about it. In short: Sulfophobococcus is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae. See also List of Archaea genera References Further reading Scientific journals Hensel R; Matussek K; Michalke K; Tacke L; Tindall BJ; Kohlhoff M; et al.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Sulfophobococcus is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae.

Further reading

Scientific journals Hensel R; Matussek K; Michalke K; Tacke L; Tindall BJ; Kohlhoff M; et al. (1997). "Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland". Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 20: 102–110. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(97)80054-9. 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; et al. (1982). "Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales". Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. C3: 304–317. Supangat, Supangat; An, Young Jun; Sun, Younguk; Kwon, Suk-Tae; Cha, Sun-Shin (16 November 2010). "Purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of a multiple cofactor-dependent DNA ligase from". Acta Crystallographica Section F. 66 (12). Commerce Place, 350 Main St, Malden 02148, MA USA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.: 1583–1585. doi:10.1107/S1744309110034135. ISSN 1744-3091. PMC 2998359. PMID 21139200.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sulfophobococcus

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

In research: Sulfophobococcus 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 Sulfophobococcus 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: Sulfophobococcus 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 Sulfophobococcus 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 Sulfophobococcus in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Sulfophobococcus in simple terms?

Sulfophobococcus is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae. See also List of Archaea genera References Further reading Scientific journals Hensel R; Matussek K; Michalke K; Tacke L; Tindall BJ; Kohlhoff M; et al.

Why does Sulfophobococcus 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 Sulfophobococcus?

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 Sulfophobococcus.