Erythrogenic toxin A converts a harmless, temperate phages.
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It could be that this bacteriophage is only responsible for erythrogenic toxin production by " S . pyogenes " only.
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It carries the " spe " A gene which codes for erythrogenic toxin A . speA is also known as streptococcal pyogenic exotoxin A, scarlet fever toxin A, or even scarlatinal toxin.
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Bacteriophage T12, specifically, has a hand in Scarlet Fever, an infectious disease that affects small children . Bacteriophage T12 carries the speA gene which codes for erythrogenic toxin A . The T12 phage infects the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes and converts the nontoxigenic strain into a virulent strain.