lysogeny

American

[lahy-soj-uh-nee] / laɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni /

noun

Microbiology.

the state of being lysogenic.

lysogeny British

/ ˌlaɪsəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, laɪˈsɒdʒənɪ /

noun

the biological process in which a bacterium is infected by a bacteriophage that integrates its DNA into that of the host such that the host is not destroyed

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Other Word Forms

lysogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of lysogeny

First recorded in 1955–60; lyso(genic) + -geny

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For example, by looking at many experiments and contexts, Gershater’s team has shown that salt is an unnecessary component of lysogeny broth, a medium that is widely used to culture bacteria.

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