Clostridium botulinum is made virulent by incorporated prophage genes encoding for the botulinum toxin.What term describes this process?
A)Lytic phase
B)Budding
C)Adsorption
D)Lysogenic conversion
E)Latent phase

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Lysogenic conversion refers to the process where a bacterium acquires new genes through the integration of a temperate phage into its genome. In the case of Clostridium botulinum, the acquired genes encode for the production of the botulinum toxin, which makes the bacteria virulent. This is a result of lysogenic conversion.

Clostridium Botulinum Is Made Virulent by Incorporated Prophage Genes Encoding