Two endophytic bacterial strains, which could degrade high concentration (up to 200 mg.L-1) of phenanthrene in liquid, were isolated from plants grown in PAHs-contaminated soils by the selective. enrichment culture. According to the results of morphology, physiology and the phylogenetic analyses of 16S rDNA sequence, stain P1 was identified as Stenotrophomonas sp. , and strain P3 was identified as Pseudomonas sp.. Two strains were aerobic bacteria, the degradation rates of phenanthrene (100 mg.L-1) by strain P1 and strain P3 were all greater than 90% at 28 degrees C on the rotation shaker at 150 r.min-1 for 7 days. The degradation rates of phenanthrene by two strains were greater than 70% when cultivated under the conditions as: 20-30 degrees C , pH 6-8, 0%-4% NaCl, 10-30 mL/100 mL inventory. It suggested that the optimum culture condition was: 30 degrees C, pH 7.0, NaCl< or =4% , inventory < or = 30 mL/100 mL flask. Through comprehensive comparison analyses on the degradation capacity of two strains, it showed that the tolerance of strain P1 to high temperature was higher than that of str ain P3, while the tolerance of strain P3 to pH change and anoxic condition was higher than that of strain P1.