It is intended to provide thermotolerant and antimicrobial proteins having a
broad
antibacterial spectrum and being useful in the agricultural, medical and industrial
field; and plants resistant to pathogenic microorganisms. Namely, DNAs comprising
the base sequences represented by SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 5 respectively; antimicrobial
proteins encoded by these DNAs; and fungicides, antibacterial agents and antibacterial/antifungal
agents for industrial use comprising the antimicrobial proteins as the active ingredient.