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Thermoleophilum album

Thermoleophilum album 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 Thermoleophilum album rather than just read about it. In short: Thermoleophilum album is a bacterium obligate for thermophily and n-alkane substrates, the type species of its genus. It is Gram-negative, aerobic, small, and rod-shaped.

Key takeaways

Thermoleophilum album belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reference excerpt

Thermoleophilum album is a bacterium obligate for thermophily and n-alkane substrates, the type species of its genus. It is Gram-negative, aerobic, small, and rod-shaped. It lacks pigmentation, motility, and the ability to form endospores, with type strain ATCC 35263.

References

Further reading Yakimov, M. M. (2003). "Thermoleophilum album and Thermoleophilum minutum are culturable representatives of group 2 of the Rubrobacteridae (Actinobacteria)". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (2): 377–380. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02425-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 12710601. Allgood, G. S.; Perry, J. J. (1986). "Characterization of a manganese-containing catalase from the obligate thermophile Thermoleophilum album". Journal of Bacteriology. 168 (2): 563–567. doi:10.1128/jb.168.2.563-567.1986. PMC 213517. PMID 3782016. Golyshin, P. N.; Lünsdorf, H.; Ferrer, M.; Yakimov, M. M. (2010). "Thermoleophilum: A Gram-Positive Hydrocarbonoclastic Thermophilic Bacterium". Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology. pp. 1881–1886. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_137. ISBN 978-3-540-77584-3. Perry, Jerome J. (1992). "The Genus Thermoleophilum". The Prokaryotes. pp. 3780–3784. doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-2191-1_46. ISBN 978-1-4757-2193-5.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Thermoleophilum album

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Thermoleophilum album 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 Thermoleophilum album 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 Thermoleophilum album 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 Thermoleophilum album

In research: Thermoleophilum album 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 Thermoleophilum album 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: Thermoleophilum album is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Actinomycetota, Actinomycetota stubs, Bacteria described in 1986, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Thermoleophilum album 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 Thermoleophilum album in simple terms?

Thermoleophilum album is a bacterium obligate for thermophily and n-alkane substrates, the type species of its genus. It is Gram-negative, aerobic, small, and rod-shaped.

Why does Thermoleophilum album 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 Thermoleophilum album?

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 Thermoleophilum album.