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Sulfuricurvum

Sulfuricurvum 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 Sulfuricurvum rather than just read about it. In short: Sulfuricurvum kujiense is a facultatively anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium, the type species of its genus. Its cells are motile, curved rods and have a single polar flagellum.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Sulfuricurvum kujiense is a facultatively anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium, the type species of its genus. Its cells are motile, curved rods and have a single polar flagellum. Its type strain is YK-1T (=JCM 11577T =MBIC 06352T =ATCC BAA-921T). It is the only species in the genus Sulfuricurvum.

References

Further reading Han, Cliff; Kotsyurbenko, Oleg; Chertkov, Olga; Held, Brittany; Lapidus, Alla; Nolan, Matt; Lucas, Susan; Hammon, Nancy; Deshpande, Shweta; Cheng, Jan-Fang; Tapia, Roxanne; Goodwin, Lynne A.; Pitluck, Sam; Liolios, Konstantinos; Pagani, Ioanna; Ivanova, Natalia; Mavromatis, Konstantinos; Mikhailova, Natalia; Pati, Amrita; Chen, Amy; Palaniappan, Krishna; Land, Miriam; Hauser, Loren; Chang, Yun-juan; Jeffries, Cynthia D.; Brambilla, Evelyne-Marie; Rohde, Manfred; Spring, Stefan; Sikorski, Johannes; Göker, Markus; Woyke, Tanja; Bristow, James; Eisen, Jonathan A.; Markowitz, Victor; Hugenholtz, Philip; Kyrpides, Nikos C.; Klenk, Hans-Peter; Detter, John C. (2012). "Complete genome sequence of the sulfur compounds oxidizing chemolithoautotroph Sulfuricurvum kujiense type strain (YK-1T)" (PDF). Standards in Genomic Sciences. 6 (1): 94–103. doi:10.4056/sigs.2456004. ISSN 1944-3277.

External links LPSN Type strain of Sulfuricurvum kujiense at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sulfuricurvum

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

In research
Sulfuricurvum 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 Sulfuricurvum 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
Sulfuricurvum is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 2004, Campylobacterota, Campylobacterota stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Sulfuricurvum 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 Sulfuricurvum in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Sulfuricurvum means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Sulfuricurvum out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sulfuricurvum in simple terms?

Sulfuricurvum kujiense is a facultatively anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium, the type species of its genus. Its cells are motile, curved rods and have a single polar flagellum.

Why does Sulfuricurvum 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 Sulfuricurvum?

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 Sulfuricurvum.

Tags

  • Bacteria described in 2004
  • Campylobacterota
  • Campylobacterota stubs

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