Toxin production by conjnebacterium diphtheriae is due to ?

Ans. is 'c' i.e., Lysogenic conversion . The toxigenicity of the diphtheria bacilli depends on the presence in it of corynephages (tox +). Nontoxigenic strains may be rendered toxigenic by infecting them with beta phage or some other larger phage. This is known as lysogenic conversion or phage conversion.