lysogenic

adjective

ly·​so·​gen·​ic ˌlī-sə-ˈje-nik 

1

: harboring a prophage as hereditary material

lysogenic bacteria

2

: temperate sense 3

lysogenic viruses

lysogenicity

ˌlī-sə-jə-ˈni-sə-tē 

noun

Examples of lysogenic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is the lysogenic cycle, an altogether stealthier approach to making more phages. —Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2011

For the new bladder phage study, Putonti and colleagues at Loyola focused on the more complex lysogenic phages in urine. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2018

Additionally, phages can cause different types of infections, typically either lytic or lysogenic. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2018

In lysogenic infections, phages invade bacterial cells but then sneak their genetic code into that of the bacterium’s, sometimes disrupting genes. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2018

Viruses with this quality are called lysogenic phages. —Marlene Cimons, Washington Post, 2 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

from the capacity of the prophage to lyse other bacteria

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

lysogenic

adjective

ly·​so·​gen·​ic ˌlī-sə-ˈjen-ik 

1

: harboring a prophage as hereditary material

lysogenic bacteria

2

: temperate sense 2

lysogenic viruses

lysogenicity

-jə-ˈnis-ət-ē 

noun

plural lysogenicities