Table 1. Classification and general features of R. anatipestifer ATCC 11845^T according to the MIGS recommendations [19].

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code
	Current classification	Domain Bacteria	TAS [20]
		Phylum Bacteroidetes	TAS [21,22]
		Class 'Flavobacteria'	TAS [21,23]
		Order 'Flavobacteriales'	TAS [21,24]
		Family Flavobacteriaceae	TAS [21,25-28]
		Genus Riemerella	TAS [6,11]
		Species Riemerella anatipestifer	TAS [6]
		Type strain ATCC 11845	NAS
	Gram stain	negative	TAS [3]
	Cell shape	rod-shaped with rounded ends, single or in pairs	TAS [3]
	Motility	non-motile	TAS [3]
	Sporulation	none	TAS [6]
	Temperature range	mesophile	TAS [6]
	Optimum temperature	37°C	TAS [3]
	Salinity	normal	NAS
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	microaerobic	TAS [3]
	Carbon source	proteins	TAS [6]
	Energy source	chemoorganotroph	TAS [6]
MIGS-6	Habitat	waterfowl and other birds	TAS [6]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	symbiotic	TAS [6]
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	septicemia	TAS [6]
	Biosafety level	2	TAS [29]
	Isolation	duck blood	TAS [3]
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Long Island, New York, USA	TAS [3]
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	1954	TAS [3]
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	not reported
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	not reported
MIGS-4.3	Depth	not reported
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	not reported

Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay (first time in publication); TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from of the Gene Ontology project [30]. If the evidence code is IDA, then the property was directly observed by one of the authors or an expert mentioned in the acknowledgements.