Lysogen
[lahy-suh-juh n, -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.
lysogen ly·so·gen (lī’sə-jən)
n.
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[lahy-soj-uh-nahyz] /laɪˈsɒdʒ əˌnaɪz/ verb (used with object), lysogenized, lysogenizing. Microbiology. 1. to make . lysogenize ly·sog·e·nize (lī-sŏj’ĭ-nīz’) v. ly·sog·e·nized, ly·sog·e·niz·ing, ly·sog·e·niz·es To make lysogenic. ly·sog’e·ni·za’tion (-nĭ-zā’shən) n.