Non-toxigenic C. diphtheriae changes to toxigenic C. diphtheriae with the help of bacteriophage ,by which method this conversion occur?
High-Yield Explanation
Incorporation of tox gene by Beta- phage into non toxigenic corynebacterium conve it into toxigenic corynebacterium diptheria. This is typical example of lysogenic conversion. This method of gene transfer is called transduction .