Description of Candidatus Agathobaculum intestinipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Agathobaculum intestinipullorum (in.tes.ti.ni.pul.lo’rum. L. neut. n. intestinum gut; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. intestinipullorum of the gut 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 ChiBcec16-9926 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816670. The GC content of the type genome is 57.76% and the genome length is 1.9 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Agathobaculum merdavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Agathobaculum merdavium (merd.a’vi.um. L. fem. n. merda faeces; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. merdavium 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 ChiBcec15-6302 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816712. The GC content of the type genome is 57.98% and the genome length is 2.0 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Agathobaculum merdigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Agathobaculum merdigallinarum (mer.di.gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. merda faeces; L. fem. n. gallina hen; N.L. gen. n. merdigallinarum 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 ChiSjej1B19-3834 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816715. The GC content of the type genome is 57.98% and the genome length is 2.0 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Agathobaculum merdipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Agathobaculum merdipullorum (mer.di.pul.lo’rum. L. fem. n. merda faeces; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. merdipullorum of the faeces 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 CHK149-1869 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816722. The GC content of the type genome is 56.28% and the genome length is 1.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Agathobaculum pullicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Agathobaculum 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 2940 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816725. The GC content of the type genome is 54.80% and the genome length is 2.0 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Agathobaculum pullistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Agathobaculum 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 CHK180-9785 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816619. The GC content of the type genome is 58.01% and the genome length is 2.3 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Agathobaculum stercoravium sp. nov.

Candidatus Agathobaculum 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 ChiW21-6059 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816625. The GC content of the type genome is 59.83% and the genome length is 2.3 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Agrococcus pullicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Agrococcus 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 ChiGjej1B1-98 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816710. The GC content of the type genome is 63.86% and the genome length is 3.0 Mbp.