Whole-genome sequencing of serotype 4b isolated from ready-to-eat lentil salad in Algiers, Algeria.

is a Gram-positive food-borne pathogen causing a serious threat for public health. Here we announce the whole genome sequence (3 011 693 bp) of serotype 4b, isolated from ready-to-eat lentil salad in Algiers and belonging to sequence type 2, lineage I and clonal complex 2.