Indicate whether each of the following examples better applies to commensalism (C), mutualism (M), or parasitism (P) in the interaction between a host and a microbe. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters C, M, and P only, e.g. CCPP.
( ) Due to poor public sanitation, a child catches cholera.
( ) A mouse is infected with a virus but shows no noticeable health defect whatsoever.
( ) Biotin and other vitamins produced by intestinal microbiota are regularly absorbed in the human intestine.
( ) Bacteria on the skin of cattle produce antifungal compounds.

Question

Indicate whether each of the following examples better applies to commensalism (C), mutualism (M), or parasitism (P) in the interaction between a host and a microbe. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters C, M, and P only, e.g. CCPP.
( )	Due to poor public sanitation, a child catches cholera.
( )	A mouse is infected with a virus but shows no noticeable health defect whatsoever.
( )	Biotin and other vitamins produced by intestinal microbiota are regularly absorbed in the human intestine.
( )	Bacteria on the skin of cattle produce antifungal compounds.

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The Answer is P
C
M
M

Indicate Whether Each of the Following Examples Better Applies to Commensalism