1 Whole genome sequencing reveals identification of new Acinetobacter spp. (maqsudiensis) from local meat samples collected from Dhaka, Bangladesh Muhammad Maqsud Hossain 1,2* , Abdus Sadique 1 , Aura Rahman 1,2 , Abdul Khaleque 2 , Abdul Mueed Ibne Momen 1,2 , Mrinmoy Sarker 2 , Tahmina Tabassum 1,2 , Arman Hossain 1,2 , Tasnuva Avzun 1 , Gias U. Ahsan 3 1 NSU Genome Research Institute (NGRI), North South University, Baridhara, Basundhara, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh 2 Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh 3 Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh *Correspondence: Muhammad Maqsud Hossain Director, NSU Genome Research Institute (NGRI) North South University, Dhaka 1229 Bangladesh Phone: 8802-55668200 (ext: 1903) E-mail: muhammad.maqsud@northsouth.edu; mdmaqsud0@gmail.com Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 6 November 2018 doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0138.v1 © 2018 by the author(s). Distributed under a Creative Commons CC BY license.