AGENT FOR PREVENTING BACTERIAL WILT DISEASE, AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING BACTERIAL WILT DISEASE

摘要

Provided are: an agent for preventing bacterial wilt disease, which can prevent the onset of bacterial wilt disease caused by various different bacterial wilt disease strains, i.e., the onset of bacterial wilt disease in various different plant varieties; and a method for preventing bacterial wilt disease using the agent for preventing bacterial wilt disease. The agent for preventing bacterial wilt disease is characterized by comprising a bacterial wilt disease bacterium (Ralstonia solanacearum) infected with a φRSM1-type linear phage and/or a φRSM3-type linear phage as an active ingredient. The method for preventing bacterial wilt disease is characterized by comprising a step of inoculating a plant with the agent for preventing bacterial wilt disease. The plant is preferably any one plant selected from tomato, potato, green pepper, eggplant, tobacco, hot pepper, Japanese basil, Japanese radish, strawberry, banana, marguerite, chrysanthemum and sunflower.