Description of Candidatus Faecenecus gen. nov.

Candidatus Faecenecus (Faec.en.e’cus. L. fem. n. faex dregs; Gr. masc. enoikos inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Faecenecus a microbe associated with faeces)

A bacterial genus identified by metagenomic analyses. The genus includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥60% average amino acid identity (AAI) to the type genome from the type species Candidatus Faecenecus gallistercoris. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CAG-988. This genus has been assigned by GTDB-Tk v1.3.0 working on GTDB Release 05-RS95 (Chaumeil et al., 2019; Parks et al., 2020) to the order RF39 and to the family CAG-611.

Description of Candidatus Faecenecus gallistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Faecenecus gallistercoris (gal.li.ster’co.ris. L. masc. n gallus chicken; L. neut. n. stercus dung; N.L. gen. n. gallistercoris of chicken faeces)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID CHK165-10780 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817166. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp003149915. The GC content of the type genome is 34.49% and the genome length is 1.2 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Faecicola gen. nov.

Candidatus Faecicola (Fae.ci’co.la. L. fem. n. faex dregs; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. fem. n. Faecicola a microbe associated with faeces)

A bacterial genus identified by metagenomic analyses. The genus includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥60% average amino acid identity (AAI) to the type genome from the type species Candidatus Faecicola pullistercoris. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CAG-1138. This genus has been assigned by GTDB-Tk v1.3.0 working on GTDB Release 05-RS95 (Chaumeil et al., 2019; Parks et al., 2020) to the order 4C28d-15 and to the family CAG-917.

Description of Candidatus Faecicola pullistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Faecicola pullistercoris (pul.li.ster’co.ris. L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. pullistercoris of young chicken faeces)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID 5944 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817151. The GC content of the type genome is 48.54% and the genome length is 1.6 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Faecimonas gen. nov.

Candidatus Faecimonas (Fae.ci.mo’nas. L. fem. n. faex dregs; L. fem. n. monas a monad; N.L. fem. n. Faecimonas a microbe associated with faeces)

A bacterial genus identified by metagenomic analyses. The genus includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥60% average amino acid identity (AAI) to the type genome from the type species Candidatus Faecimonas intestinavium. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CAG-877. This genus has been assigned by GTDB-Tk v1.3.0 working on GTDB Release 05-RS95 (Chaumeil et al., 2019; Parks et al., 2020) to the order RF39 and to the family CAG-611.

Description of Candidatus Faecimonas gallistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Faecimonas gallistercoris (gal.li.ster’co.ris. L. masc. n gallus chicken; L. neut. n. stercus dung; N.L. gen. n. gallistercoris of chicken faeces)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID CHK189-3136 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817016. The GC content of the type genome is 28.18% and the genome length is 1.4 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Faecimonas intestinavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Faecimonas intestinavium (in.tes.tin.a’vi.um. L. neut. n. intestinum gut; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. intestinavium of the gut of birds)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID USAMLcec2-12447 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817225. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900554305. The GC content of the type genome is 29.22% and the genome length is 1.8 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Faecimorpha gen. nov.

Candidatus Faecimorpha (Fae.ci.mor’pha. L. fem. n. faex dregs; Gr. fem. n. morphe a form, shape; N.L. fem. n. Faecimorpha a microbe associated with faeces)

A bacterial genus identified by metagenomic analyses. The genus includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥60% average amino acid identity (AAI) to the type genome from the type species Candidatus Faecimorpha stercoravium. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus UBA1390. This genus has been assigned by GTDB-Tk v1.3.0 working on GTDB Release 05-RS95 (Chaumeil et al., 2019; Parks et al., 2020) to the order Lachnospirales and to the family UBA1390.