Description of Candidatus Blautia stercoripullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Blautia 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 ChiW19-6364 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816793. The GC content of the type genome is 44.78% and the genome length is 3.1 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Borkfalkia avicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Borkfalkia 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 CHK192-19661 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816606. The GC content of the type genome is 58.92% and the genome length is 1.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Borkfalkia avistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Borkfalkia 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 CHK187-5294 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816607. The GC content of the type genome is 53.99% and the genome length is 1.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Borkfalkia excrementavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Borkfalkia 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 CHK199-9574 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816608. The GC content of the type genome is 52.76% and the genome length is 1.6 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Borkfalkia excrementigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Borkfalkia 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 1345 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816609. The GC content of the type genome is 53.42% and the genome length is 1.9 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Borkfalkia excrementipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Borkfalkia 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 CHK192-2667 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816611. The GC content of the type genome is 55.63% and the genome length is 1.6 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Borkfalkia faecavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Borkfalkia faecavium (faec.a’vi.um. L. fem. n. faex, faecis excrement; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. faecavium 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 2189 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816731. The GC content of the type genome is 58.98% and the genome length is 1.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Borkfalkia faecigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Borkfalkia 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 26628 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15816617. The GC content of the type genome is 62.49% and the genome length is 1.6 Mbp.