noun
- a bacterial cell that contains integrated viral DNA (prophage) in its chromosome
Usage: microbiology
Examples
- The lysogen remained dormant until environmental stress triggered viral replication.
- Scientists studied the lysogen to understand how viruses integrate into bacterial genomes.
- When the lysogen was exposed to UV radiation, it began producing new viral particles.
- The laboratory maintained cultures of lysogens for their bacteriophage research.
- Each lysogen carried the viral DNA as part of its own genetic material.
- Researchers identified several lysogens in the soil sample using molecular techniques.