Abstract:Two hundred and thirty-two strains of endophytic bacteria were isolated from corn root,stem tissues during adult period.By way of in vitro screening,20 antagonistic strains against Rhizoctonia solani (7 strains Bacillus subtilis,about 35% of the total antagonistic strains screened) were gotten.Among the 20 strains,6 strains (B20-120,B20-006,B20-122,B21-072,B21-016,B20-070) had been proved that their fermented solution did not inhibit corn seed germination.Endophytic detection (tagged by the resistance to Rif,120 mg·mL-1) of the 6 strains,their growth-promoting effects on corn, and control effects against corn sheath blight were studied.The results showed that these strains could live,and transfer in corn plant,while the growth-promoting effect of the strains on corn was evident.Two strains,B20-006 and B20-120,were efficient biological control agents to control corn sheath blight.Seed coating with 2 strains cultures gave 67.9% and 62.3% control efficacies at seedling stage,40.2% and 39.1% at adult stage,respectively.