To investigate the effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria(PGPR)on the contents of soil ni- trogen and nitrogen-fixing microorganisms,five excellent PGPR strains which were obtained in previous study were explored on their effects on soil total nitrogen,available nitrogen content,soil urease activity,soil nitrogen-fixing bac- teria and soil nifH gene. The results showed that PGPR could significantly increase the contents of soil nitrogen and nitrogen-fixing microorganisms,and the degrees of effect varied among the strains. After PGPR application,the soil total nitrogen increased by 8. 3%~41. 67%,the soil available nitrogen increased by 3. 98%~45. 64%,the soil micro- bial biomass nitrogen increased by 21. 27%~34. 28%,the soil urease activity increased by 20. 0%~28. 89%,the soil aerobic autotrophic nitrogen-fixing bacteria increased by 37. 98%~64. 52%,the content of soil anaerobic autotrophic nitrogen-fixing bacteria increased by 5. 56%~24. 6%,and the relative abundance of nifH gene in soil nitrogen-fixing bacteria increased by 4. 64%~18. 5%. In this study,the effects of PGPR on soil were investigated from the perspec- tives of soil nitrogen and nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. The results suggested that PGPR could play an important role in soil health through promoting soil nitrogen metabolism,improve the soil nitrogen-fixing microorganisms.