Abstract:[Objective] To analyze the diversity of bacterial community in rectum of diarrheic calves,and differences with health calves.[Methods]16S rRNA clone libraries were constructed,positive clones were digested by Msp I and Hha I for restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) ,and then a phylogenetic tree was depicted based on the 16S rRNA sequencing,to confirm the compose of microbe in the diarrheic calf rectum.[Results] The positive rate of clone was 98. 75% (474/480) in diarrheic calves,the dominant bacteria included Lactobacillus (14%),Enterococcus (10%) and Escherichia (8%). The positive rate of clone was 96. 45% (488/506) in health samples,the dominant bacteria included Clostridium (13%),Bifidobacterium (8%),Megasphaera (5%).[Conclusion]Complexity and diversity of bacterial community in rectum in 2 weeks old calves had their own features,and significant increase of Lactobacillus,Enterococcus and Escherichia was found in diarrhea calves.