lysogenic

American  

[lahy-suh-jen-ik] / ˌlaɪ səˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

Microbiology.

1. harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.

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Etymology

Origin of lysogenic

1895–1900; lyso- (representing lysis ) + -genic

Example Sentences

The new virus is lysogenic, which means it invades and replicates inside its host, but usually without killing the bacterial cell.

From Science Daily

This behavior is known as the lysogenic cycle, in contrast to the lytic cycle in which a virus copies itself before bursting out of its host cell and destroying it.

From Salon

Viruses with this quality are called lysogenic phages.

From Washington Post