The development of virulent, toxin-producing bacterial strains due to the presence of a temperate phage can occur in
A)bacterial conjugation.
B)transformation.
C)generalized transduction.
D)specialized transduction.
E)All of these choices are correct.

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Specialized transduction involves the integration of temperate phage DNA into the bacterial chromosome in a specific location, which can result in the transfer of adjacent bacterial genes along with the phage DNA. If the phage integrates near a gene that encodes a toxin or virulence factor, the transfer of this gene to another bacterial cell via specialized transduction can result in the development of a virulent, toxin-producing bacterial strain. Bacterial conjugation and transformation do not typically involve the transfer of phage DNA, while generalized transduction involves the transfer of random bacterial DNA fragments and may not necessarily result in the transfer of virulence genes.

The Development of Virulent, Toxin-Producing Bacterial Strains Due to the Presence