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Thermodesulfobacterium commune

Thermodesulfobacterium commune 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 Thermodesulfobacterium commune rather than just read about it. In short: Thermodesulfobacterium commune is a species of sulfate-reducing bacteria. It is small, Gram-negative, straight rod-shaped, and obligately anaerobic, and has an optimum growth temperature of 70 °C (158 °F).

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Thermodesulfobacterium commune is a species of sulfate-reducing bacteria. It is small, Gram-negative, straight rod-shaped, and obligately anaerobic, and has an optimum growth temperature of 70 °C (158 °F). Its type strain is YSRA-1.

References

Further reading Hatchikian EC, Papavassiliou P, Bianco P, Haladjian J (September 1984). "Characterization of cytochrome c3 from the thermophilic sulfate reducer Thermodesulfobacterium commune". Journal of Bacteriology. 159 (3): 1040–6. doi:10.1128/JB.159.3.1040-1046.1984. PMC 215765. PMID 6090384. Yamane, Kunio; Hattori, Yoshiyuki; Ohtagaki, Hiroshi; Fujiwara, Kazuhiro (2011). "Microbial diversity with dominance of16S rRNA gene sequences with high GC contents at 74 and 98 1C subsurface crude oil deposits in Japan". FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 76 (2): 220–235. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01044.x. PMID 21223337.

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

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Thermodesulfobacterium commune

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Thermodesulfobacterium commune 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 Thermodesulfobacterium commune 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 Thermodesulfobacterium commune 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 Thermodesulfobacterium commune

In research: Thermodesulfobacterium commune 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 Thermodesulfobacterium commune 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: Thermodesulfobacterium commune is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bacteria described in 1983, Bacteria stubs, Thermodesulfobacteriota, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Thermodesulfobacterium commune 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 Thermodesulfobacterium commune in 20 minutes

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

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Why does Thermodesulfobacterium commune 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 Thermodesulfobacterium commune?

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.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Thermodesulfobacterium commune.