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Abstract: In order to investigate the epidemiology of 16S rRNA methylases which mediated the high level resistance to aminoglycosides among Escherichia coli strains isolated from diseased dogs in zhengzhou city of He’nan province. 123 E. coli strains were isolated from clinic samples in diseased dogs. Antibacterial susceptibility determinations were performed and six types of 16S rRNA methylase genes were detected by PCR. Of six types of 16S rRNA methylase genes, only armA and rmtB were detected and the positive rates among these E. coli strains were 3.25% （4/123）and 38.2% （47/123）, respectively. The concurrence rate of armA and rmtB genes in E. coli strains in diseased dogs was 3.25%. These results suggested 16S rRNA methylases among E. coli strains isolated from diseased dogs were prevalent in zheng zhou city of He’nan province, with rmtB dominant. One the pathogens in dogs carried these resistant genes, which could result in the high level resistance to aminoglycosides. So, this serious situation should cause concern.