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. 2021 Apr 6;9:e10941. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10941

Table 1. Protologues for new Candidatus taxa identified from metagenomic analysis of chicken gut samples.

Description of Candidatus Acetatifactor stercoripullorum sp. nov.
Candidatus Acetatifactor stercoripullorum (ster.co.ri.pul.lo’rum. L. neut. n. stercus dung; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. stercoripullorum of the faceces of young chickens)
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 CHK195-6426 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816622. The GC content of the type genome is 48.46% and the genome length is 3.1 Mbp.
Description of Candidatus Acinetobacter avistercoris sp. nov.
Candidatus Acinetobacter avistercoris (a.vi.ster’co.ris. L. fem. n. avis bird; L. neut. n. stercus dung; N.L. gen. n. avistercoris of bird 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 5402 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816735. The GC content of the type genome is 38.29% and the genome length is 3.9 Mbp.
Description of Candidatus Acutalibacter ornithocaccae sp. nov.
Candidatus Acutalibacter ornithocaccae (or.ni.tho.cac’cae. Gr. masc. or fem. n. ornis, ornithos bird; Gr. fem. n. kakke faeces; N.L. gen. n. ornithocaccae of bird 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 ChiBcolR8-3208 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816822. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp000435395. The GC content of the type genome is 62.02% and the genome length is 2.1 Mbp.
Description of Candidatus Acutalibacter pullicola sp. nov.
Candidatus Acutalibacter pullicola (pul.li’co.la. L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. n. pullicola an inhabitant of young chickens)
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 CHK185-1770 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816590. The GC content of the type genome is 58.43% and the genome length is 2.1 Mbp.
Description of Candidatus Acutalibacter pullistercoris sp. nov.
Candidatus Acutalibacter pullistercoris (pul.li.ster’co.ris. L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; L. neut. n. stercus dung; 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 1282 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816718. The GC content of the type genome is 63.65% and the genome length is 2.0 Mbp.
Description of Candidatus Acutalibacter stercoravium sp. nov.
Candidatus Acutalibacter stercoravium (ster.cor.a’vi.um. L. neut. n. stercus dung; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. stercoravium of bird 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 ChiBcolR1-495 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816868. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900543555. The GC content of the type genome is 60.31% and the genome length is 2.0 Mbp.
Description of Candidatus Acutalibacter stercorigallinarum sp. nov.
Candidatus Acutalibacter stercorigallinarum (ster.co.ri.gal.li.na’rum. L. neut. n. stercus dung; L. fem. n. gallina hen; N.L. gen. n. stercorigallinarum of hen 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 ChiGjej2B2-2649 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816629. The GC content of the type genome is 63.77% and the genome length is 2.1 Mbp.
Description of Candidatus Agathobaculum intestinigallinarum sp. nov.
Candidatus Agathobaculum intestinigallinarum (in.tes.ti.ni.gal.li.na’rum. L. neut. n. intestinum gut; L. fem. n. gallina hen; N.L. gen. n. intestinigallinarum of the gut of the hens)
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 ChiGjej6B6-20540 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816816. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900555465. The GC content of the type genome is 60.79% and the genome length is 2.0 Mbp.