1. plural of lysogenization; the process by which a bacteriophage integrates its DNA into a bacterial host chromosome, converting the bacterium into a lysogen.
Usage: technical; microbiology; molecular biology

Examples

• The lysogenizations of multiple phage strains resulted in distinct phenotypic changes in the bacterial population.
• Researchers studied lysogenizations to understand how viruses can permanently alter bacterial genomes.
• Several lysogenizations occurred simultaneously in the culture, complicating the genetic analysis.
• The frequency of lysogenizations increased under nutrient-poor conditions.
• Lysogenizations can confer antibiotic resistance genes to previously susceptible bacteria.