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The potential threat of <jats:italic>S. hyicus<\/jats:italic> infection to both public and animal health has aroused great concern. The aim of our study was to explore the efficacy of insect defensin DLP4 against <jats:italic>S. hyicus<\/jats:italic> ACCC 61734 <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>. The <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> efficacies of DLP4 against <jats:italic>S. hyicus<\/jats:italic> ACCC 61734 showed high antibacterial activity (0.92 \u03bcM), a long postantibiotic effect (9.54\u00a0h), a synergistic effect with ceftriaxone, penicillin and amoxicillin, a stable bacteriostatic effect, and intracellular bacteriostatic activity against <jats:italic>S. hyicus<\/jats:italic> ACCC 61734 in HaCaT cells. Besides, the antibacterial mechanism of DLP4 against <jats:italic>S. hyicus<\/jats:italic> ACCC 61734 was explored for the first time, which indicated that the antibacterial effect of DLP4 was related to its ability to destroy cell wall and generate membrane vesicles. The <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic> therapeutic effect of DLP4 was evaluated through mouse abscess model, and the results showed that DLP4 could effectively alleviate the mouse skin abscess by inhibiting bacterial proliferation and regulating cytokines. 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