Patent ID: 7390873

Claim:
A method of inhibiting the growth of a Gram positive bacterium, a Gram negative bacterium, or a yeast comprising contacting the bacterium or the yeast with an inhibiting effective amount of an isolated peptide selected from the group consisting of: ILKKWPWWPWRRK (SEQ ID NO:1); ILKPWKWPWWPWRRKK (SEQ ID NO:2); ILKPWKWPWWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:3); ILPWKKWPWWRWRR (SEQ ID NO:4); ILKKWPWWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:5); ILPWKWPWWPWRKWR (SEQ ID NO:6); ILPWKWPWWPWRRWR (SEQ ID NO:7); ILPWKWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:10); ILPWKWPWWPWWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:11); ILPWKWPWWPWWKKPWRR (SEQ ID NO:12); ILKKWPWWPWKWKK (SEQ ID NO:18); IKWPWYVWL (SEQ ID NO:20); ILPWKWFFPPWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:21); ILPWKWPPWPPWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:22); ILKKFPFFPPRRK (SEQ ID NO:28); and FFKKFPFFPFRRK (SEQ ID NO:36).