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Syntrophus buswellii

Syntrophus buswellii 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 Syntrophus buswellii rather than just read about it. In short: Syntrophus buswellii is a bacterium. It is a motile, gram-negative, anaerobic rod-shaped organism which catabolises benzoate.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Syntrophus buswellii is a bacterium. It is a motile, gram-negative, anaerobic rod-shaped organism which catabolises benzoate.

References

Further reading Auburger, G.; Winter, J. (1995). "Isolation and physiological characterization of Syntrophus buswellii strain GA from a syntrophic benzoate-degrading, strictly anaerobic coculture". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 44 (1–2): 241–248. doi:10.1007/BF00164509. ISSN 0175-7598. S2CID 26375643. Auburger G, Winter J (February 1996). "Activation and degradation of benzoate, 3-phenylpropionate and crotonate by Syntrophus buswellii strain GA. Evidence for electron-transport phosphorylation during crotonate respiration". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 44 (6): 807–15. doi:10.1007/BF00178623. PMID 8867639. S2CID 22440728. Retrieved 2013-08-26. Wallrabenstein, Christina; Gorny, Norbert; Springer, Nina; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Schink, Bernhard (1995). "Pure Culture of Syntrophus buswellii, Definition of its Phylogenetic Status, and Description of Syntrophus gentianae sp. nov". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 18 (1): 62–66. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(11)80449-2. ISSN 0723-2020.

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

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Syntrophus buswellii

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Syntrophus buswellii 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 Syntrophus buswellii 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 buswellii 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 buswellii

In research: Syntrophus buswellii 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 Syntrophus buswellii 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 buswellii is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 1984, Bacteria stubs, Thermodesulfobacteriota, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Syntrophus buswellii 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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Frequently asked questions

What is Syntrophus buswellii in simple terms?

Syntrophus buswellii is a bacterium. It is a motile, gram-negative, anaerobic rod-shaped organism which catabolises benzoate.

Why does Syntrophus buswellii 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 Syntrophus buswellii?

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 buswellii.