lysogenisation

Thân thiện

A scientist observes lysogenisation occurring in a bacterial culture.

Definition

Noun: * The process of lysogenization: The biological process by which a bacteriophage (a virus that infects bacteria) inserts its genetic material into the genome of a bacterial host cell. The viral DNA (prophage) becomes integrated and is replicated along with the host's DNA without immediately destroying the cell, establishing a state called lysogeny.

Usage

• Lysogenisation is a key concept in microbiology and virology.
• It describes a specific, integrated viral life cycle, contrasting with the lytic cycle which immediately destroys the host cell.
• The term is used in scientific writing and discourse.

Examples

• The lysogenisation of the bacterial culture was confirmed by detecting the presence of prophage DNA.
• Researchers studied the environmental factors that influence the lysogenisation rate in marine bacteriophages.
• Lysogenisation can provide the host bacterium with new genetic traits, such as toxin production.

Advanced Usage

• "Temperate phage": A type of bacteriophage capable of undergoing lysogenisation.
• "Lysogenic conversion": The change in phenotype of a bacterium resulting from lysogenisation, often involving the acquisition of pathogenicity factors.

Variants and Related Words

• Lysogenization (noun): An alternative spelling, more common in American English.
• Lysogeny (noun): The state or condition of being lysogenic; the stable, integrated relationship between a prophage and its host bacterium.
• Lysogenic (adjective): Relating to or characterized by lysogeny (e.g., a lysogenic bacterium, the lysogenic cycle).

Synonyms

• Lysogenic integration
• Prophage establishment

Antonyms

• Lysis
• Lytic cycle

Học thuật

Noun

1. the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lysogenization