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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > genetics > microbial genetics > lysogeny
Preferred Term:

lysogeny

Definition:
The phenomenon by which a temperate phage incorporates itself into the DNA of a bacterial host, establishing a kind of symbiotic relation between prophage and bacterium which results in the perpetuation of the prophage in all the descendants of the bacterium. Upon induction (virus activation) by various agents, such as ultraviolet radiation, the phage is released, which then becomes virulent and lyses the bacterium.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
microbial genetics
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • prophage integration
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/50953
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