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Beside the excellent quality of human DNA that can be isolated from such samples, we observed the presence of non-human DNA sequences at varying percentages. We investigated the proportion of non-human mapped reads (NHMR) sequenced from buccal swabs and saliva, the type of microbial genomes from which they were derived, and impact on molecular classification. Read sequences that did not map to the human reference genome were aligned to complete reference microbial reference sequences from the National Center for Biotechnology Information\u2019s (NCBI) RefSeq database using Kraken2. Out of 765 analyzed samples over 80% demonstrated more than 5% NHMRs. The majority of NHMRs were from bacterial genomes (average 69%, buccal swabs and 54% saliva), while the proportion of viruses was low, averaging 0.32% (buccal swabs) and 0.07% (saliva). 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