Abstract:[Background] Tomato bacterial wilt is a devastating disease that occurs frequently in tomato production. It can reduce tomato yields by 10%-100% and lead to severe economic losses. [Objective] To clarify the taxonomic status of the biocontrol strain BB183 and its ability to control tomato bacterial wilt and to provide a biocontrol strain for the prevention and control of this disease. [Methods] Morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics and genome sequence information were used to determine the taxonomic status of strain BB183. The inhibitory activities of strain BB183 against different sequevars of Ralstonia solanacearum was determined via the inhibition zone method. The abilities of strain BB183 to control tomato bacterial wilt and promote tomato growth were determined via pot experiments. A green fluorescent protein (GFP) marker was used to measure the abilities of strain BB183 to colonize tomato roots, stems, leaves, and rhizosphere. Strain BB183 genome was sequenced via a combination of third-generation PacBio and second-generation Illumina technologies. [Results] Strain BB183 was identified as Serratia ureilytica. The strain demonstrated inhibitory activities against eight R. solanacearum strains belonging to six sequevars, with the inhibition zone diameter ranging from 1.20 cm to 1.69 cm. The results of pot experiments revealed that the control efficiency of strain BB183 on tomato bacterial wilt was 51.67%, which was comparable to that of 20% thiosen copper. Moreover, the strain significantly promoted the growth of tomato plants and stably colonized the rhizosphere of tomato plants. Strain BB183 contained only one circular chromosome, with a genome size of 5 159 039 bp and the G+C content of 59.35%, encoding a total of 4 664 genes. It carried 10 different gene clusters encoding secondary metabolites, including three for antibiotic synthesis, four for siderophore synthesis, one for antigen synthesis, and two for potential antimicrobial substances. [Conclusion] Strain BB183 obtained by screening was S. ureilytica, demonstrating strong effects of controlling tomato bacterial wilt and promoting tomato growth.