LYSOGENIC


Meaning of LYSOGENIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlī-sə-ˈje-nik ]

adjective

Etymology: from the capacity of the prophage to lyse other bacteria

Date: 1899

1. : harboring a prophage as hereditary material

lysogenic bacteria

2. : temperate 3

lysogenic viruses

• ly·so·ge·nic·i·ty -jə-ˈni-sə-tē noun

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