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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