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Q. Which one of the following vitamins can be synthesized by bacteria inside the gut ?

Haryana PMTHaryana PMT 2001

Solution:

Vitamin $B_{1}$ is synthesized by symbiotic bacteria living inside the gut. This is evidenced by the fact that vitamin $B$ deficiency occurs on taking antibiotics which in addition to killing harmfill bacteria also kill useful bacteria forming vitamin $B_{1}$