Abstract:A duplex PCR method was developed for detection of Burkholderia glumae with two pairs of specific primers, which were designed based on ITS (16S-23S rRNA interspacer region) gene and gyrB (β-subunit polyeptide of DNA gyrase) gene. Using duplex PCR method, only B.glumae could be detected,the sensitivity of the method is 102cfu/mL bacterial cells. There was none B.glumae found in the rice material comes from different areas of China with the douplx PCR method.