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Transmission electron microscopy and whole-genome phylogenetic analyses indicated that both phages belong to the class\n                    <jats:italic>Caudoviricetes<\/jats:italic>\n                    , with PSV6 classified within\n                    <jats:italic>Autotranscriptaviridae<\/jats:italic>\n                    and PSV3 within\n                    <jats:italic>Jondennisvirinae<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The one-step growth characteristics, as well as the thermal, pH, and solvent stabilities of PSV6 and PSV3, were further evaluated under different solvent conditions. Their host range, a critical factor for their environmental applications, was also assessed. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that the genome of PSV6 is 40,070 bp in length and contains 48 open reading frames (ORFs), whereas that of PSV3 is 229,871 bp long and comprises 376 ORFs, with no virulence factors or antibiotic resistance genes detected.\n                    <jats:italic>In vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    assays in\n                    <jats:italic>Arabidopsis thaliana<\/jats:italic>\n                    demonstrated that increasing phage titers enhanced biocontrol efficacy against Pss. Notably, treatment with both phages was more effective than treatment with PSV6 alone. Moreover, treatment with PSV3 at a multiplicity of infection of 100 exhibited the strongest preventive and therapeutic effects against Pss. 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