NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE FROM THE ROCK BREAM, OPLEGNATHUS FASCIATUS AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to an antimicrobial peptide which is used as feed additives for farmed fish due to no hemolytic activity on red blood cells of humans and fish, as well as exhibiting effective antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms in fish. Health of the fish and humans does not provide a threat even if being used as alternative antibiotics.