Lysogenic conversion is responsible for all the following diseases except:
A)scarlet fever
B)plague
C)botulism
D)cholera
E)diphtheria

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Lysogenic conversion involves a bacteriophage (a virus that infects bacteria) integrating its genome into the DNA of a bacterial host, potentially altering the host's phenotype or conferring new properties, such as toxin production. Scarlet fever, botulism, cholera, and diphtheria are all examples of diseases where lysogenic conversion plays a role in the bacteria's ability to produce toxins. Plague, however, is caused by Yersinia pestis, and its virulence is not attributed to lysogenic conversion but rather to other bacterial virulence factors.

Lysogenic Conversion Is Responsible for All the Following Diseases Except