Bacterial infection in a previously uninfected house cat would most quickly activate its

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Toll-like receptors are the first line of defense in recognizing pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and initiate the innate immune response. Lipopolysaccharides are a common PAMP of gram-negative bacteria, which would be recognized by Toll-like receptors in response to a bacterial infection. This is the quickest response that occurs before the adaptive immune response (including memory cells, plasma cells, cytotoxic T cells, and humoral immune responses) is fully activated.

Bacterial Infection in a Previously Uninfected House Cat Would Most