Abstract:In this study, the quantity, species and distribution characteristics of oxytetracycline resistant entophytic bacteria in wheat rhizosphere, root, stem, leaves and seeds were researched by isolation and cultivation methods. The results indicated that the total amount of entophytic bacteria in wheat was between 1×104 cfu g-1and 1.95×106 cfu g-1, in which the oxytetracycline resistant strains were from 6.9×103 cfu g-1 to 5.67×105 cfu g-1. 22 strains of oxytetracycline resistant entophytic bacteria were isolated, including 15 G+ and 7 G-. The 22 isolates were clustered into Bacillaceae, Alphaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria based on their full length 16S rRNA gene sequences. Among them, strains of Bacillaceae occupied the predominance with 59.1% in various wheat organs. Oxytetracycline resistant strains of Bacillus licheniformis were isolated from wheat rhizosphere, root and stem indicating their high abilities of spreading. Opportunistic human pathogenic bacterial strains with oxytetracycline resistance such as Bacillus cereus and Stenotrophomonas sp. were also isolated from various wheat organs. No oxytetracycline resistant bacterium could be detected from wheat seeds.