AUTHOR=Saeed Shamsaldeen Ibrahim , Mergani AhmedElmontaser , Aklilu Erkihun , Kamaruzzaman Nor Fadhilah 

TITLE=Antimicrobial Peptides: Bringing Solution to the Rising Threats of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.851052

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2022.851052

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=Antimicrobial therapy is the most applied method for treating and preventing bacterial infection in livestock. However, it becomes less effective due to development of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Therefore, urgent need to find a new antimicrobial to reduce the rising rate of AMR. Recently Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been receiving increasing attention due to their broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, rapid killing activities, less toxicity, and cell selectivity. These features make them potent and potential alternative antimicrobials to be used in animals. Here we discuss and summarize the antimicrobial peptides in animals, classification, structures, mechanisms of action, and their potential use as novel therapeutic alternative antimicrobials to tackle the growing antimicrobial resistance threats.