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lysogen

[ lahy-suh-juhn, -jen ]

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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lysogen1

First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from lysogenic

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