Abstract:[Background] The culturable rate of environmental bacteria is only about 1%, and the exchange of information among bacteria is an important reason for limiting the rate of culture. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), the second messenger known as intercellular information transmission, is a widely-used substance for bacteria to perceive and respond to the environmental changes. [Objective] The study is aimed to research the changes of bacterial population composition induced by cAMP and investigate the effect on microbial culturability, further to provide reference for improving the culturability of bacteria and the exploration of strain resources. [Methods] Using the high-throughput sequencing and isolation methods to analyze the bacterial diversity in sediment of Taihu Lake. [Results] Results of high-throughput sequencing showed that 60 OTUs (Operational taxonomic units) which were different from the control group appeared. Among them, Proteobacteria and Bacteroides were the significant differences, the former increased by 4.08%, but the latter decreased by 3.36%, and Verrucomicrobia was high significant at p<0.01. At the genus level, there were 8 significant different genera, and 2 (Aeromonas and Trichococcus) very significant statistic differences. Results of isolation and culture showed that, under cAMP’s effect, the population diversity of the bacteria could be increased, with CFU (Colony-forming units) up to 1.6 times as that of the control group, and the bacteria of Exiquobacterium, Microbacterium, Thermomonas, Lacibacter, Pedobacter, Massilia, Kocuria and Arthrobacter were induced. [Conclusion] From high throughput results, cAMP can significantly promote the growth of strains of Proteobacteria, but the results from isolation and culture show that cAMP can improve the culturability of Exiquobacterium, Microbacterium, Thermomonas, Lacibacter, Pedobacter, Massilia, Kocuria and Arthrobacter.