''Methanoculleus'' is a

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of microbes within the family Methanomicrobiaceae. The species of the genus ''Methanoculleus'' live in marine environments

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water, and are very common in

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, landfills, and wastewater. Unlike other archaea, ''Methanoculleus'' and some species of related genera can use ethanol and some secondary alcohols as electron donors as they produce methane. This has implications as the production of methane as a

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and consequences with respect to

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Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the

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(LPSN) and

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(NCBI). Species incertae sedis: * "''Ca.'' M. ammoniitolerans" Weng et al. 2024

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Archaea genera Euryarchaeota {{Euryarchaeota-stub

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