Description of Candidatus Gallibacteroides avistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Gallibacteroides 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 CHK158-818 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816984. The GC content of the type genome is 46.12% and the genome length is 2.3 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus gen. nov.

Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus (Gal.li.gastr.an.a.e.ro’phi.lus. L. masc. n. gallus chicken; N.L. masc. n. Gastranaerophilus a genus name; N.L. masc. n. Galligastranaerophilus a genus related to the genus Gastranaerophilus but distinct from it and found in poultry)

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 Galligastranaerophilus faecipullorum. 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 Gastranaerophilales and to the family Gastranaerophilaceae.

Description of Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus faecipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus faecipullorum (fae.ci.pul.lo’rum. L. fem. n. faex, faecis excrement; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. faecipullorum 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 ChiW23-1657 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816949. The GC content of the type genome is 39.52% and the genome length is 1.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus gallistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus 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 CHK123-4750 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816963. The GC content of the type genome is 35.45% and the genome length is 1.8 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus intestinavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus 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 CHK152-2871 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816967. The GC content of the type genome is 35.80% and the genome length is 1.6 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus intestinigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Galligastranaerophilus 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 CHK123-3438 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816973. The GC content of the type genome is 32.50% and the genome length is 1.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Gallilactobacillus gen. nov.

Candidatus Gallilactobacillus (Gal.li.lac.to.ba.cil’lus. L. masc. n. gallus chicken; N.L. masc. n. Lactobacillus a genus name; N.L. masc. n. Gallilactobacillus a genus related to the genus Lactobacillus but distinct from it and found in poultry)

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 Gallilactobacillus intestinavium. 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 Lactobacillales and to the family Lactobacillaceae.

Description of Candidatus Gallilactobacillus intestinavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Gallilactobacillus 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 C6-149 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816970. The GC content of the type genome is 29.69% and the genome length is 1.2 Mbp.