lysogenisation
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
Noun
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the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
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