Cathelicidin-2 chicken is antimicrobial peptide. Cathelicidin-2 chicken shows potent bactericidal and fungicidal activity against chicken-specific salmonella isolates[1].
References
[1] van Dijk A, et al. Chicken heterophils are recruited to the site of Salmonella infection and release antibacterial mature Cathelicidin-2 upon stimulation with LPS. Mol Immunol. 2009;46(7):1517-1526. DOI:10.1016/j.molimm.2008.12.015
