NALT

Preferred term

lysogeny

Topic

The phenomenon by which a temperate phage incorporates itself into the DNA of a bacterial host, establishing a kind of symbiotic relation between prophage and bacterium which results in the perpetuation of the prophage in all the descendants of the bacterium. Upon induction (virus activation) by various agents, such as ultraviolet radiation, the phage is released, which then becomes virulent and lyses the bacterium.

microbial genetics

proviruses

prophage integration

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

22063

Spanish

lisogenia

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/50953

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 2/5/18