Lysogeny
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003873
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003873 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | prophage integration |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Microbial genetics; Proviruses |
| Translations | Spanish: lisogenia |
Record as JSON
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"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.",
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"prophage integration"
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"translations": {
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/lysogeny/"
}
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