Why Do the Residents of Our Normal Microbiota Not Regularly

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why do the residents of our normal microbiota not regularly invade other tissues of the body?

• A) They are inhibited by pathogens.
• B) They have not evolved the ability.
• C) They are not able to survive in other tissues.
• D) Our normal microbiota does regularly invade other tissues of the body.

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