Peel, E. J. (2018). Peptides from the Pouch: Marsupial and Monotreme Cathelicidins. The University of Sydney. The rise in antimicrobial resistance and paucity of new antimicrobial compounds calls for alternatives to traditional antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have emerged as potential candidates. Cathelicidins are a major family of AMPs in mammals Continue Reading