Beta phage is seen in -
Bacillus anthracis
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Clostridium botulinum
Peptostreptococci
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Corynebacterium diphtheriae o The toxigenicity of the diphtheria bacilli depends on the presence in it of corynephages (tox +). Nontoxigenic strains may be rendered toxigenic by infecting them with beta phage or some other larger phage. This is known as lysogenic conversion or phage conversion.
Corynebacterium