[Objective] The aim was to isolate the Carbendazim-degrading bacterium, so as to provide reference for the bioremediation of carbendazim contaminated soil. [Method] A carbendazim-degrading bacterium was isolated from a vineyard which has been applied with carbendazim for a long term; then the strain was identified using Biolog automatic analysis system and phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA sequence. [Result] The strain XJ-D was identified as Rhodococcus erythropolis. It can use carbendazim as the sole carbon or nitrogen source, and degrade 99.0% of carbendazim at concentrations of 600 mg/L in mineral salt medium within 11 d. In addition, it showed a high average degradation rate of 52.87 mg/（L·d）. [Conclusion] The carbendazim-degrading bacterium XJ-D has a wide application prospect in bioremediation of pesticide-polluted soil.
