Phage conversion is required for________________?
Correct answer: B. Diptheria
- A. Tularemia
- B. Diptheria
- C. Gonorrhoea
- D. All o f the above
Explanation
A lysogenic beta-phage carries the gene for diphtheria toxin, and its incorporation into Corynebacterium diphtheriae is called phage conversion. Tularemia and gonorrhoea do not characteristically require this mechanism.
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