biology

Thalassomonas

Thalassomonas 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 Thalassomonas rather than just read about it. In short: Thalassomonas is a genus of bacteria from the family Colwelliaceae. Thalassomonas bacteria can cause the coral diseases white plague.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Thalassomonas is a genus of bacteria from the family Colwelliaceae. Thalassomonas bacteria can cause the coral diseases white plague.

References

Further reading Macián, MC; Ludwig, W; Schleifer, KH; Garay, E; Pujalte, MJ (July 2001). "Thalassomonas viridans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine gamma-proteobacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (Pt 4): 1283–9. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-4-1283. PMID 11491324. Jean, WD; Shieh, WY; Liu, TY (June 2006). "Thalassomonas agarivorans sp. nov., a marine agarolytic bacterium isolated from shallow coastal water of An-Ping Harbour, Taiwan, and emended description of the genus Thalassomonas". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (Pt 6): 1245–50. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64130-0. PMID 16738099. Hosoya, S; Adachi, K; Kasai, H (April 2009). "Thalassomonas actiniarum sp. nov. and Thalassomonas haliotis sp. nov., isolated from marine animals". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (Pt 4): 686–90. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.000539-0. PMID 19329588. Olonade, Israel; van Zyl, Leonardo Joaquim; Trindade, Marla (16 April 2015). "Draft Genome Sequences of Marine Isolates of Thalassomonas viridans and Thalassomonas actiniarum". Genome Announcements. 3 (2): e00297–15. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00297-15. PMC 4400438. PMID 25883295.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Thalassomonas

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Thalassomonas in simple terms?

Thalassomonas is a genus of bacteria from the family Colwelliaceae. Thalassomonas bacteria can cause the coral diseases white plague.

Why does Thalassomonas 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 Thalassomonas?

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 Thalassomonas.