Because the gut microbiome is a tremendously diverse population, an infection can be viewed as

A. a change in a person's enterotype.
B. a shift in the relative proportions of the microbes in this environment.
C. the presence of helminths instead of the normal bacteria in the gut.
D. an increase in the overall number of microbes in the gut.


Answer: B

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