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Choose The Statement That Best Describes The Benefits Of Microbial Antagonism To The Human Host.

a. Microbial antagonism refers to the mechanisms by which a pathogen damages the host. b. Microbial antagonism keeps normal microbiota from colonizing some parts of the human body. c. Microbial antagonism occurs when members of the normal microbiota prevent pathogens from colonizing and becoming established in the body. d. Microbial antagonism refers to the effects that antibiotics have on the normal microbiota. e. Microbial antagonism refers to the effects that the human immune system has on the normal microbiota.
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c. Microbial antagonism occurs when members of the normal microbiota prevent pathogens from colonizing and becoming established in the body. Human normal microbiota often prevent pathogenic organisms from colonizing body sites. They do this by out-competing the pathogens for attachment sites and nutrients, and by secreting substances that specifically inhibit other bacteria. Basically, the members of the normal microbiota are "looking out for themselves," but the human host benefits in the process.
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