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Thiomicrospira aerophila

Thiomicrospira aerophila 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 Thiomicrospira aerophila rather than just read about it. In short: Thiomicrospira aerophila (basonynm: Thioalkalimicrobium aerophilum) is an obligately alkaliphilic and obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium that was previously the type species of Thioalkalimicrobium prior to reclassification in 2017. It was first isolated from soda lakes in northern Russia.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Thiomicrospira aerophila (basonynm: Thioalkalimicrobium aerophilum) is an obligately alkaliphilic and obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium that was previously the type species of Thioalkalimicrobium prior to reclassification in 2017. It was first isolated from soda lakes in northern Russia.

References

Further reading Loiko, N. G.; et al. (2003). "Production of Resting Forms by the Gram-Negative Chemolithoautotrophic Bacteria Thioalkalivibrio versutus and Thioalkalimicrobium aerophilum". Microbiology. 72 (3): 285–294. doi:10.1023/A:1024291730779. S2CID 8572453. Loiko, N. G.; Kozlova, A. N.; Osipov, G. A.; El'-Registan, G. I. (2002). "Low-Molecular-Weight Autoregulatory Factors in the Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria Thioalkalivibrio versutus and Thioalkalimicrobium aerophilum". Microbiology. 71 (3): 262–268. doi:10.1023/A:1015890224756. ISSN 0026-2617. S2CID 45244435. Seckbach, Joseph, Aharon Oren, and Helga Stan-Lotter, eds. Polyextremophiles: Life under multiple forms of stress. Vol. 27. Springer, 2013.

External links Type strain of Thioalkalimicrobium aerophilum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Thiomicrospira aerophila

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Thiomicrospira aerophila 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 Thiomicrospira aerophila 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 Thiomicrospira aerophila 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 Thiomicrospira aerophila

In research: Thiomicrospira aerophila 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 Thiomicrospira aerophila 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: Thiomicrospira aerophila is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alkaliphiles, Bacteria described in 2001, Gammaproteobacteria stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Thiomicrospira aerophila 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 Thiomicrospira aerophila in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Thiomicrospira aerophila in simple terms?

Why does Thiomicrospira aerophila 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 Thiomicrospira aerophila?

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 Thiomicrospira aerophila.