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6. A 50-year-old man who recently immigrated to the USA from Russia develops fever, swelling of the neck, and difficulty swallowing. His vaccination history is uncertain. Examination of the throat shows a gray membrane across the pharynx. The pathogen responsible for this infection most likely acquires its virulence through which of the following genetic events?
A) Acquisition of a transposon
B) Chromosomal mutation
C) Conjugation
D) Recombination
E) Transduction
D or C??
Corynebacterium diptheriae pseudomembrane, correct?
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| r_albayunen
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thats E DrVirgo
remember the bacteriophages in lysogenic conversion
O Salmonella toxin
B otulinum Toxin
E rytrogenic toxin of strep pyo
D iphteria toxin!!
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| robin082006
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Thanks for explanation, I review them, I read them but do not understand, now I got.
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| DrVirgo
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You are right r_al. This is lysogenic conversion, so the bacteria will acquire new bacteria from a phage and not undergo lysis but will become a new phenotype.
OBED... Yes... thanks for reminding me! 
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| DrVirgo
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O is for O Antigen of Salmonella (not toxin)...
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| Cedrick
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Chioce E
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