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lysogen

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[lahy-suh-juhn, -jen] / ˈlaɪ sə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

Microbiology.

  1. a bacterial cell or strain that has been infected with a temperate virus, one that does not cause destruction of the cell.

Etymology

Origin of lysogen

First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from lysogenic

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