Five podoviruses infecting Ralstonia solanacearum were characterized.
The genomic organization revealed two types (T7- and ϕKMV-like) of the phages.
A T7-like phage win over a ϕKMV-like phage in co-infected cultures.
Some phages attached to resistant cells and injected their DNA into the cells.
Some cells attached with phage particles died without producing phage particles.