Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes the disease diphtheria by producing diphtheria toxin. The gene encoding the toxin is integrated into bacterial genome during lysogenic conversion. The toxin gene was acquired by which process?

Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes the disease diphtheria by producing diphtheria toxin. The gene encoding the toxin is integrated into bacterial genome during lysogenic conversion. The toxin gene was acquired by which process?



A. Transformation
B. Transposition
C. Conjugation
D. Transduction
E. Translocation


Answer: D. Transduction


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