The conversion of non-toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae to toxin-producing (pathogenic) strains following lysogeny with phage is an example of
a. lysogeny switching.
b. phage conversion.
c. transduction.
d. transposition.
Answer: B
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