Complete Genome Sequence of Salmonella Bacteriophage SS3e

Abstract

ABSTRACT A Salmonella lytic bacteriophage, SS3e, was isolated, and its genome was sequenced completely. This phage is able to lyse not only various Salmonella serovars but also Escherichia coli , Shigella sonnei , Enterobacter cloacae , and Serratia marcescens , indicating a broad host specificity. Genomic sequence analysis of SS3e revealed a linear double-stranded DNA sequence of 40,793 bp harboring 58 open reading frames, which is highly similar to Salmonella phages SETP13 and MB78.