What happens when mice that have no microbes are inoculated with healthy fecal material from normal microbe-rich mice? They lose weight because of horizontal gene transfer They gain weight because the new microbes help break down food The mouse genome acquires new genes from the microbes Their immune systems are overwhelmed and they die

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