Abstract:[Background] Endophytic Streptomyces sp. SAT1, isolated from the roots of the medicinal plant Adenophora trachelioides, exhibits strong inhibitory activity against plant pathogenic fungi and bacteria, which has great biocontrol potential in agriculture and forestry. [Objective] The inhibitory effect of SAT1 and the types of active substances against bacteria in different media were revealed to provide theoretical basis and technical support for its biocontrol application. [Methods] The effects of medium components on the biosynthesis of antibacterial metabolites were investigated by measuring the antibacterial activities of fermentation broth and the mycelium extracts. Media with high or no inhibitory activities were selected for fermentation, and transcriptome sequencing of the mycelium was performed to analyze the function of differentially expressed genes. Moreover, ultraviolet (UV) spectrum and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) were used to identify the components of active substances. [Results] After fermentation with 7 commonly used media for Streptomyces, the fermentation broth and the mycelium extract from TSB, GS and R5 media did not inhibit the bacteria, while those from PDB, ISP2, H and MS media had strong antibacterial activity. Transcriptome sequencing analysis of PDB, ISP2 and TSB fermentation bacteria revealed a total of 3 567 differentially expressed genes. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis demonstrated that most differentially expressed genes were enriched in metabolic pathways such as global and overview maps, amino acid metabolism and carbohydrate metabolism. As compared with TSB, 18 and 5 up-regulated genes were located in the biosynthetic gene cluster of moenomycin in PDB and ISP2, respectively. With the standard as the control, the main antibacterial substance was identified as moenomycin by UV spectrum and UPLC-MS/MS. [Conclusion] The biosynthesis of active secondary metabolites in SAT1 against bacteria could be increased by optimizing fermentation medium, with moenomycin analogues as the main active substance.