Which statement about gastrointestinal microbes is FALSE?
A) The GI tract is home to about 100 trillion microbes.
B) Obese people have more diverse microbe populations than do non-obese people.
C) Few microbes can live in the stomach.
D) GI microbiota play a crucial role in health.
E) GI microbiota change in response to short-term and long-term dietary patterns.
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