Endophytic bacterial strains 009 and 011 isolated from the stems of the health tobacco growing at infected fields strongly inhibited growth of Ralstonia solanacarum, the pathogen of tobacco bacterial wilt. Based on morphological, physiological, biochemical characteristics, and 16S rDNA phylogenetic analysis, strains 009 and 011 were identified as Brevibacillus brevis. High similarities of 16S rDNA sequence between strains 009 and 011with B. brevis (AY591911) were 99.5% and 99.0% respectively. The GenBank accession numbers of are DQ444284 for ...