Bat immune receptors are one of a kind
Thursday, November 26, 2015 - 12:40
in Biology & Nature
In bats, Toll-like receptors, the first-line defense mechanism against invading pathogens, are different from other mammals. This suggests that the way bats recognize certain pathogens may be different than in other species and help explain why bats appear to suffer little from some pathogens which cause serious disease or mortality in other mammals.