Abstract:Biocontrol microorganism against Phytophthora capsici were selected by assessing the zones of inhibition on agar media and root-colonizing capacity, and engaged in biocontrol experiment. The results indicated that: ① The six antimicrobial strains (28G14, 03GY02②, F1, B2, 95W06s, 31-4G02) with obvious activity to Phytophthora capsici and the root-colonizing density at pepper roots had higher than 104 cfu/g were screened. The root-colonizing density F1 and B2 were 176.0 and 134.0, which were respectively 6.5 and 5.0 times of Phytophthora capsici (27.0×104 cfu/g). ② The six antimicrobial strains colonizing at pepper root had biocontrol efficiency to Phytophthora capsici (81.2%-100%), the strains that could not colonize at hot pepper roots had less effect to Phytophthora capsici (0-37.9%), which elucidated that the method of the zones of inhibition on agar media and root-colonizing capacity were an effective, simple, and convenient method to selected dual function biocontrol microorganism. ③ The six antimicrobial strains colonizing at pepper root had different biocontrol efficiencies in sterilization soil and unsterilized one, which in sterilization soil (93.3%) was higher than that of unsterilized one (87.0%). ④ Biocontrol efficiency of antimicrobial strains involved with inoculating period.