Abstract: The virus stabilizer is a virus stabilizer comprising a gelatin hydrolysate and an aqueous medium, wherein the virus stabilizer contains the gelatin hydrolysate at not less than 1 mass % and not more than 20 mass %, the gelatin hydrolysate has a weight average molecular weight of not more than 10000, and the gelatin hydrolysate has an isoelectric point pH of not less than 4.0 and not more than 7.0.
Abstract: It has been found that a bacteriophage specified by accession number NITE BP-693 and a bacteriophage specified by accession number NITE BP-694 have lytic activity against Staphylococcus hyicus, Staphylococcus chromogenes, and the like, which has made it possible to provide a composition for lysing these staphylococci, a composition for treating or preventing a disease caused by these staphylococci, and the like.