Displays antimicrobial activity against the Gram-positive bacteria B.subtilis ATCC 62037, S.aureus ATCC 15752 and S.mutans ATCC 25175, the Gram-negative bacteria E.coli ATCC 27325, P.putida ATCC 17426 and Serratia sp. ATCC 21074, and the fungi C.albicans ATCC 10231, C.neoformans ATCC 34881 and S.cerevisiae ATCC 44774. Does not possess hemolytic activity. Adult-specific. Not detected in eggs or 1-week-old worms but abundant in 6-month-old worms. Constitutively expressed. Not induced by bacterial infection.