# Complete genome sequence of lytic bacteriophage BAU.Micro_SLP-22 infecting avian Salmonella spp

## TL;DR

This paper reports the complete genome sequence of a lytic bacteriophage that infects avian Salmonella, showing it lacks harmful genetic elements.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the isolation and genomic characterization of a new lytic phage with potential bio-control applications.

## Key findings

- The phage BAU.Micro_SLP-22 has a 59,738 bp genome with 56.96% GC content.
- The genome encodes 81 protein-coding genes but lacks transfer RNAs and harmful sequences.
- The phage is lytic and lacks temperate markers, making it suitable for bio-control.

## Abstract

A lytic bacteriophage, BAU.Micro_SLP-22, was isolated from drain water in search of bio-controlling agents against avian salmonellosis. The phage genome is comprised of 59,738 bp with 56.96% guanine–cytosine content, encoding 81 protein-coding genes containing no transfer RNAs, antibiotic resistance, virulence, temperate marker, and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat coding sequences.