May 19, 2016 · This chapter emphasizes the role of phages in bacterial evolution, gives examples of phage conversion in several medically important bacteria, reviews the history of C. …

These milestone studies of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae along with its primary virulence determinant, diphtheria toxin, have established the paradigm for the study of other related …

Attachment of animal viruses to host cells is random and nonspecific. Animal viral DNA that is integrated into the host chromosome is called a provirus. Enveloped viruses are released from …

Apr 23, 2024 · Diphtheria is an acute, bacterial disease caused by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The name of the disease is derived from the Greek diphthera, …

Feb 11, 2025 · The toxin production by Corynebacterium diphtheriae carrying a temperate phage is an example of phage conversion. This process occurs when a bacterium acquires new …

Not all phages carry the DT gene tox, so it is possible for a C. diphtheriae bacteria to undergo lysogenic conversion, or be infected by a prophage, without producing the diphtheria toxin.

Jan 29, 2023 · C. diphtheriae harbours the β prophage that contains the tox gene responsible for the production of diphtheria toxin. β prophage is a temperate bacteriophage, and it is what …

Jul 5, 2019 · It is well known that to cause clinical disease, the etiologic agent of diphtheria, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, must first be infected with one of a closely related family of …

Which of these statements is NOT true? Attachment of animal viruses to host cells is random and nonspecific. The toxin production by Corynebacterium diphtheriae carrying a temperate phage …

Oct 30, 2013 · Abstract Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the etiological agent of diphtheria; an acute toxin-mediated infection of the upper respiratory tract and skin. The toxin gene is …