lysogen
[ lahy-suh-juh n, -jen ]
/ ˈlaɪ sə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /
noun Microbiology.
a bacterial cell or strain that has been infected with a temperate virus, one that does not cause destruction of the cell.
Origin of lysogen
First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from
lysogenic
Words nearby lysogen
lysis,
lysistrata,
lysithea,
lyso-,
lysocline,
lysogen,
lysogenesis,
lysogenic,
lysogenic bacterium,
lysogenicity,
lysogenize
Medical definitions for lysogen
lysogen
[ lī′sə-jən ]
n.
An agent capable of inducing lysis.
A bacterium in a state of lysogeny.