chemistry

Syntrophus aciditrophicus

Syntrophus aciditrophicus is a chemistry 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 Syntrophus aciditrophicus rather than just read about it. In short: Syntrophus aciditrophicus is a gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium. It is non-motile, non-spore-forming and grows under strictly anaerobic conditions, thus an obligate anaerobe.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Syntrophus aciditrophicus is a gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium. It is non-motile, non-spore-forming and grows under strictly anaerobic conditions, thus an obligate anaerobe. It degrades fatty acids and benzoate in syntrophic association with hydrogen-using microorganisms. Its genome was published in 2007.

References

External links LPSN "Syntrophus aciditrophicus". The Encyclopedia of Life. Type strain of Syntrophus aciditrophicus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Syntrophus aciditrophicus

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

In research: Syntrophus aciditrophicus appears in chemistry 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 Syntrophus aciditrophicus 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: Syntrophus aciditrophicus is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 2001, Bacteria stubs, Thermodesulfobacteriota, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Syntrophus aciditrophicus 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 Syntrophus aciditrophicus in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Syntrophus aciditrophicus means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Syntrophus aciditrophicus in simple terms?

Syntrophus aciditrophicus is a gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium. It is non-motile, non-spore-forming and grows under strictly anaerobic conditions, thus an obligate anaerobe.

Why does Syntrophus aciditrophicus matter?

Because it connects several chemistry 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 Syntrophus aciditrophicus?

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 Syntrophus aciditrophicus.