Abstract:[Background] Misgurin is an important component of nonspecific immune defense system in Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. It has broad spectrum and strong antimicrobial ability. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain large quantities of antimicrobial peptides. [Objective] To achieve high-efficient expression of misgurin. [Methods] Misgurin gene was cloned into expression vector pPIC9K in order to construct recombinant expression plasmid pPIC9K-misgurin. Using Sal I restriction endonuclease digest linearization scheme, the recombinant expression vector was integrated into the chromosome of Pichia pastoris SMD1168 by electric shock method. The positive single colonies was screened through minimal dextrose (MD) solid medium, which was inoculated MD liquid medium at 30 °C, 200 r/min shake flask for 96 h before transfer to BMMY liquid medium to induce expression, adding 5% methanol every 24 h. By comparing the diameter of bacteriostasis circle of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, strain pPIC9K-misgurin-22 with the better antimicrobial activity was screened out and inoculated to a 100 L of fermentor induction for 48 h and then detected of activity. [Results] This active substance of pPIC9K-misgurin-22 strain was identified as misgurin by Tricine-SDS-PAGE protein gel detection and mass spectrometry analysis. In comparison with shaking flask fermentation, the bioavailability of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in fermentor fermentation increased by 1.47 fold, 1.43 fold, respectively; misgurin has weak antimicrobial activity to Acinetobacter baumannii and Salmonella. It has no antimicrobial activity to Clostridium perfringens and probiotics (Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus), and has no obvious hemolytic activity; When the temperature reaches 90 °C, the antimicrobial activity of fermentation broth is obviously weakened, the pH value of fermentation broth at 1.0?12.0, everyone has antimicrobial activity; The antimicrobial activity is weakened after adding trypsin, pepsin and protease K. [Conclusion] A strain producing misgurin is obtained, which has high expression and industrialized production potential in Pichia pastoris.