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Organs have varied mechanisms for limiting the amount and types of colonizing microbiota. In the choices below, organs are matched with one of their microbiota-limiting mechanisms. Which organ and mechanism are mismatched?Choose one:A. lungs - action of the mucociliary escalatorB. bladder - presence of bile saltsC. intestine - secretion of lectins that separate the microbiome from the host mucosal cellsD. skin - presence of dry, high-salt environmentsE. eye - constant washing action with antimicrobial factors such as lysozyme
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