Name: Methanoculleus receptaculi Cheng et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: re.cep.ta’cu.li. L. gen. neut. n. receptaculi, of a reservoir, isolated from production water of oil reservoir

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-KUL-le-us re-kep-TA-ku-li, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5087; DSM 18860; ZC-2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ787476 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cheng L, Qiu TL, Li X, Wang WD, Deng Y, Yin XB, Zhang H. Isolation and characterization of Methanoculleus receptaculi sp. nov. from Shengli oil field, China. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008; 285:65-71. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 124. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2471-2472.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Methanoculleus Maestrojuán et al. 1990

Assigned by: Cheng L, Qiu TL, Li X, Wang WD, Deng Y, Yin XB, Zhang H. Isolation and characterization of Methanoculleus receptaculi sp. nov. from Shengli oil field, China. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008; 285:65-71. 🇨🇳

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