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(57) [Summary] (With correction) [Problem] To provide a gene encoding cecropin, which is an antibacterial polypeptide. [Solution] A cecropin gene encoding the following polypeptide (a) or (b). (a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 (b) an amino acid sequence comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein one or several amino acids are deleted, substituted or added, and an antibacterial activity A polypeptide having |