Microbial antagonism is the
A) prevention of immune responses by the resident microbiota.
B) suppression of the complement cascade by microbes.
C) competition for nutrients, oxygen, and space between the resident microbiota and potential pathogens.
D) inhibition of T cell binding to microbes.
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