biology

Thermodesulfobium

Thermodesulfobium 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 Thermodesulfobium rather than just read about it. In short: Thermodesulfobium is a Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic, moderately thermophilic, non-spore-forming, and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family Thermodesulfobiaceae. References Further reading Frolov, EN; Kublanov, IV; Toshchakov, SV; Samarov, NI; Novikov, AA; Lebedinsky, AV; Bonch-Osmolovskaya, EA; Chernyh, NA (May 2017). "Thermodesulfobium acidiphilum sp. nov., a thermoacidophilic, sulfate-reducing, chemoau…

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Thermodesulfobium is a Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic, moderately thermophilic, non-spore-forming, and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family Thermodesulfobiaceae.

References

Further reading Frolov, EN; Kublanov, IV; Toshchakov, SV; Samarov, NI; Novikov, AA; Lebedinsky, AV; Bonch-Osmolovskaya, EA; Chernyh, NA (May 2017). "Thermodesulfobium acidiphilum sp. nov., a thermoacidophilic, sulfate-reducing, chemoautotrophic bacterium from a thermal site". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (5): 1482–1485. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001745. PMID 27995866. Mori, K; Kim, H; Kakegawa, T; Hanada, S (August 2003). "A novel lineage of sulfate-reducing microorganisms: Thermodesulfobiaceae fam. nov., Thermodesulfobium narugense, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new thermophilic isolate from a hot spring". Extremophiles: Life Under Extreme Conditions. 7 (4): 283–90. doi:10.1007/s00792-003-0320-0. PMID 12910388. S2CID 14838056. Barton, Larry L.; Hamilton, W. Allan (2007). Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria: Environmental and Engineered Systems. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521854856. Kroneck, Peter M. H.; Torres, Martha E. Sosa (2014). The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment. Springer. ISBN 9789401792691.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Thermodesulfobium

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Thermodesulfobium in simple terms?

Thermodesulfobium is a Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic, moderately thermophilic, non-spore-forming, and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family Thermodesulfobiaceae. References Further reading Frolov, EN; Kublanov, IV; Toshchakov, SV; Samarov, NI; Novikov, AA; Lebedinsky, AV; Bonch-Osmolovsk…

Why does Thermodesulfobium 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 Thermodesulfobium?

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 Thermodesulfobium.