Abstract:Using the pour plate method, 66 bacterial strains were isolated from swamp soil and meadow aeolian soils collected in the Zoige Plateau. The genetic diversity and phylogeny were determined by 16S rDNA PCR-RFLP and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. The result of 16S rDNA PCR-RFLP analysis showed that except for the unique strains REG14, REG20, REG22 and REG55, the other strains were clustered into eight different genetic groups at the similarity of 78%. The largest groups were groupⅠand Ⅳ, each containing 15 bacteria, and group Ⅷ, consisting of 11 strains. 16S rRNA gene sequences of 22 representative strains were determined and a phylogenic tree was constructed, the results suggested that these bacteria were mainly distributed in the phylogenetic branches of Bacillus, Pseudomonas and Mycobacterium, whereas the remaining strains belonged to genus Lysinibacillus, Sinorhizobium, Acinetobacer,Azotobacter, Rhodococcus, Micrococcus and Acetobacter; Thus, the genetic diversity among the cultivable bacteria in this region was considerable.