The development of virulent, toxin-producing bacterial strains due to the presence of a temperate phage can occur through the process of ________.

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Specialized transduction is the process through which a temperate phage can transfer bacterial DNA, including toxin-producing genes, from one bacterium to another, potentially leading to the development of virulent strains. This occurs when the phage mistakenly packages bacterial genes along with its own genome during the lysogenic cycle.

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