Draft genome sequence of "Candidatus Bacteroides periocalifornicus," a new member of the Bacteriodetes phylum found within the oral microbiome of periodontitis patients

Abstract

Here we present the draft genome of a distantly related member within the phylum Bacteriodetes, "Candidatus Bacteroides periocalifornicus." The draft genome sequence was assembled with metagenomic data from a patient with periodontitis. The closest relative has less than 68% average nucleic identity, supporting a novel family within Bacteriodetes.