Description of Candidatus Bacteroides merdavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Bacteroides 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 CHK118-2852 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816687. The GC content of the type genome is 49.76% and the genome length is 2.9 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Bacteroides merdigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Bacteroides 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 ChiHjej9B8-1298 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816694. The GC content of the type genome is 54.52% and the genome length is 2.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Bacteroides merdipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Bacteroides 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 ChiHjej12B11-24981 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816699. The GC content of the type genome is 53.73% and the genome length is 2.5 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Bacteroides pullicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Bacteroides 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 Gambia2-208 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816704. The GC content of the type genome is 55.18% and the genome length is 2.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Bariatricus faecipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Bariatricus 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 9095 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816662. The GC content of the type genome is 51.54% and the genome length is 2.5 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Barnesiella excrementavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Barnesiella 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 4398 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816714. The GC content of the type genome is 52.73% and the genome length is 2.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Barnesiella excrementigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Barnesiella 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 CHK169-14362 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816739. The GC content of the type genome is 47.04% and the genome length is 2.6 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Barnesiella excrementipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Barnesiella 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 ChiHjej12B11-16260 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816862. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900542255. The GC content of the type genome is 50.69% and the genome length is 2.1 Mbp.