Normal bacterial inhabitants of the human body

a. are naturally resistant to antibiotics.
b. are able to out-compete some invading
pathogens and thus are one of the body's
initial defense mechanisms.
c. can be transformed into pathogenic forms if
a person's resistance to disease is low.
d. are unable to survive the human body's
defense mechanisms.
e. are able to out-compete some invading
pathogens and thus are part of the body's
innate immunity


Answer: b. are able to out-compete some invading
pathogens and thus are one of the body's
initial defense mechanisms.

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