lysogenic
adjective
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Definition of lysogenic
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: harboring a prophage as hereditary material
lysogenic bacteria
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: temperate sense 3
lysogenic viruses
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Other Words from lysogenic
lysogenicity
\ 藢l墨-s蓹-j蓹-藞ni-s蓹-t膿
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noun
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For the new bladder phage study, Putonti and colleagues at Loyola focused on the more complex lysogenic phages in urine. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Never-before-seen viruses that can kill bacteria stream from women鈥檚 bladders," 1 Feb. 2018 Additionally, phages can cause different types of infections, typically either lytic or lysogenic. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Never-before-seen viruses that can kill bacteria stream from women鈥檚 bladders," 1 Feb. 2018 In lysogenic infections, phages invade bacterial cells but then sneak their genetic code into that of the bacterium鈥檚, sometimes disrupting genes. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Never-before-seen viruses that can kill bacteria stream from women鈥檚 bladders," 1 Feb. 2018 Viruses with this quality are called lysogenic phages. — Marlene Cimons, Washington Post, "Scientists are dusting off a long-forgotten weapon to cope with modern bacteria," 2 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lysogenic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lysogenic
adjective
ly路so路gen路ic
| \ 藢l墨-s蓹-藞jen-ik
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Medical Definition of lysogenic
1
: harboring a prophage as hereditary material
lysogenic bacteria
2
: temperate sense 2
lysogenic viruses
Other Words from lysogenic
lysogenicity
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noun,
plural lysogenicities
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noun,
plural lysogenicities