Description:
<jats:p>Phage Sepoy infects<jats:named-content content-type="genus-species">Salmonella enterica</jats:named-content>serovar Heidelberg, a Gram-negative bacterium that causes severe foodborne illnesses. Bacteriophages infecting this pathogen may be used as biocontrol agents for preventing<jats:named-content content-type="genus-species">Salmonella</jats:named-content>foodborne diseases. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of Sepoy, a T5-like siphophage.</jats:p>