Description of Candidatus Pullibacteroides gen. nov.

Candidatus Pullibacteroides (Pul.li.bac.te.ro’i.des. L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. masc. n. Bacteroides a genus name; N.L. masc. n. Pullibacteroides a genus related to the genus Bacteroides 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 Pullibacteroides excrementavium. 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 Bacteroidales and to the family P3.

Description of Candidatus Pullibacteroides excrementavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Pullibacteroides excrementavium (ex.cre.ment.a’vi.um. L. neut. n. excrementum excrement; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. excrementavium of bird excrement)

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 2889 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816989. The GC content of the type genome is 51.34% and the genome length is 2.4 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Pullichristensenella gen. nov.

Candidatus Pullichristensenella (Pul.li.chris.ten.sen.el’la. L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. fem. n. Christensenella a genus name; N.L. fem. n. Pullichristensenella a genus related to the genus Christensenella 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 Pullichristensenella avicola. 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 Christensenellales and to the family CAG-74.

Description of Candidatus Pullichristensenella avicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Pullichristensenella avicola (a.vi’co.la. L. fem. n. avis bird; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. n. avicola inhabitant 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 10205 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816956. The GC content of the type genome is 63.02% and the genome length is 2.3 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Pullichristensenella excrementigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Pullichristensenella excrementigallinarum (ex.cre.men.ti.gal.li.na’rum. L. neut. n. excrementum excrement; L. fem. n. gallina hen; N.L. gen. n. excrementigallinarum of hen excrement)

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 ChiHcec3-11533 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816983. The GC content of the type genome is 57.19% and the genome length is 2.2 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Pullichristensenella excrementipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Pullichristensenella excrementipullorum (ex.cre.men.ti.pul.lo’rum. L. neut. n. excrementum excrement; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. excrementipullorum of young chicken excrement)

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 1279 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817001. The GC content of the type genome is 63.33% and the genome length is 2.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Pullichristensenella stercorigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Pullichristensenella 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 ChiSjej6B24-2974 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816933. The GC content of the type genome is 60.06% and the genome length is 2.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Pullichristensenella stercoripullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Pullichristensenella 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 5266 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816952. The GC content of the type genome is 64.02% and the genome length is 2.3 Mbp.