The Development of Virulent, Toxin-Producing Bacterial Strains Due to the Presence

question 40

Multiple Choice

The development of virulent, toxin-producing bacterial strains due to the presence of a temperate phage can occur in

• A)bacterial conjugation.
• B)transformation.
• C)generalized transduction.
• D)specialized transduction.
• E)All of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Probability

The assessment of the probability of an event happening.

Poisson Model

A statistical model used to predict the count of events that happen independently and with a known constant mean rate.

Exponential Distribution

A probability distribution used to model time until an event occurs, assuming events happen independently at a constant average rate.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, represented as a number between 0 and 1.