Following antibiotic treatment, which outcome arises due to reduced microbial diversity?

💡 Explanation

Reduced microbial diversity after antibiotics impairs gut function, because reduced diversity limits metabolic function via metabolic handoff. Therefore, diminished vitamin synthesis arises, rather than enhanced immunity; the system is disrupted, not optimized for toxin absorbance increases.

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