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Pathogenicity of Microorganisms (GATE)
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Gnotobiotic techniques have been used to assess the effect of a particular species of microorganisms on a host. Which of the following vitamins is required in higher amounts by gnotobiotic animals as compared to normal mammals?
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Vitamin B
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Gnotobiotic animals require vitamin B in higher amounts than normal animals. They are free of microbes which can synthesise vitamin B. Thus, they require more vitamin B as compared to normal animals.