# Draft genome sequences of 13 putatively novel Haemophilus species and strains assembled from human saliva

## TL;DR

This paper presents draft genome sequences of 13 Haemophilus species and strains found in human saliva, some of which may be new to science.

## Contribution

The study identifies two potentially novel Haemophilus species and 11 strains using metagenomic analysis of human saliva.

## Key findings

- Draft genomes of 13 Haemophilus representatives were reconstructed from human saliva samples.
- Two potential new Haemophilus species and 11 strains were identified using ANI analysis.

## Abstract

We present the draft metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) of 13 Haemophilus representatives from human saliva. MAGs were reconstructed by a streamlined pre-assembly mapping approach performed against 9 clinically relevant reference genomes. Overall, genomes belonging to 2 potentially novel Haemophilus species and 11 strains were recovered, as determined by genome-wide ANI analysis.