Draft genome sequences of 24 microbial strains assembled from direct sequencing from 4 stool samples.

The ability to assemble genomes from metagenomic sequencing avoids the need for culture and any associated culture biases. We assembled 24 essentially complete draft genomes from metagenomic pair-end and size-selected mate pair sequencing from 4 stool samples, 2 from subjects diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 2 from healthy controls.