Musuq
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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
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| docsrinu
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E - diphtheria
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| disha
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E-PLASMID MEDIATED
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| klimt
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Can anyone pls explain choice E? FA says transduction=DNA transferred by a VIRUS from 1 cell to another...DNA jumping from 1 bacteria to another via PLASMIDS is a transposone...So maybe somebody could clarify that for me...Thanx
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| fongch
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The toxin in Corynebacterium in acquired by a phage infection therefore only E is relevant.
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