Description of Candidatus Mediterraneibacter faecigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Mediterraneibacter faecigallinarum (fae.ci.gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. faex, faecis excrement; L. fem. n. gallina hen; N.L. gen. n. faecigallinarum 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 ChiGjej1B1-1692 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816637. The GC content of the type genome is 51.63% and the genome length is 2.6 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Mediterraneibacter faecipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Mediterraneibacter 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 ChiW19-954 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816638. The GC content of the type genome is 47.71% and the genome length is 2.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Mediterraneibacter gallistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Mediterraneibacter 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 CHK165-2605 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816636. The GC content of the type genome is 47.20% and the genome length is 2.5 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Mediterraneibacter guildfordensis sp. nov.

Candidatus Mediterraneibacter guildfordensis (guild.ford.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. guildfordensis pertaining to Guildford, English town that is home to the University of Surrey)

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 ChiHcec3-18395 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816784. The GC content of the type genome is 52.47% and the genome length is 2.2 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Mediterraneibacter intestinavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Mediterraneibacter 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 ChiBcec12-2655 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816591. The GC content of the type genome is 50.53% and the genome length is 2.9 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Mediterraneibacter intestinigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Mediterraneibacter 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 ChiBcec15-2237 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816645. The GC content of the type genome is 46.81% and the genome length is 3.1 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Mediterraneibacter intestinipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Mediterraneibacter 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 CHK161-4361 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816656. The GC content of the type genome is 49.75% and the genome length is 2.5 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Mediterraneibacter merdavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Mediterraneibacter 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 ChiBcolR7-8672 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816660. The GC content of the type genome is 49.88% and the genome length is 2.6 Mbp.