Fuente:
WIPO "tomato"
The present invention relates to a strain for controlling tomato bacterial wilt and promoting tomato growth, and to a method for controlling tomato bacterial wilt and a method for promoting tomato growth using same. A microbial agent containing the motile mutant strain or a metabolite of production change due to deletion of a flagellin protein gene, according to the present invention, can control tomato bacterial wilt at a level comparable to registered levels of synthetic pesticides by an eco-friendly and low-input method. In addition, a microbial formulation comprising a non-pathogenic Ralstonia solanacearum Gj707 strain or RSp1180 protein, which is the adhesin protein represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, according to the present invention, can control tomato bacterial wilt at a level comparable to registered levels of synthetic pesticides. Furthermore, the tomato root adhesion protein of the bacterial wilt pathogen can be utilized for developing agents with site-specific action against bacterial wilt, thereby enabling efficient and health-friendly management of bacterial wilt, for which no dedicated agents are currently registered. Unlike general synthetic pesticides, such formulations also promote tomato growth, and thus are expected to increase the production and income of tomatoes in farmhouses.