Large Mammals Have More Powerful Antibacterial Defenses Than Expected from Their Metabolic Rates
C. J. Downs, L. A. Schoenle, E. W. Goolsby, S. J. Oakey, R. Ball, R. H. Jiang, K. C. Klasing, L. B. Martin
The paper compares antibacterial capacity across >160 mammalian species and finds that large mammals have less hospitable serum for bacteria than expected based on their metabolic rates.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2020Ecology