lysogeny

lysogeny
A condition in which a bacteriophage genome (pro-phage) survives within a host bacterium, either as part of the host chromosome or as part of an extrachromosomal element, and does not initiate lysis.

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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  • lysogeny — lysogeny. См. лизогения. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • lysogeny — [lī säj′ə nē] n. a dormant viral infection of bacteria in which the genetic material of a virus combines with that of a host bacterium lysogenic [lī΄sō jen′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • lysogeny — noun the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny • Syn: ↑lysogenicity • …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lysogeny broth — (LB), a nutritionally rich medium, is primarily used for the growth of bacteria. It is also known as Luria broth or Luria Bertani broth.LB media formulations have been an industry standard for the cultivation of Escherichia coli as far back as… …   Wikipedia

  • Lysogeny broth — LB (engl. lysogeny broth) ist ein komplexes Nährmedium zur Kultivierung von Bakterien (Bakterienkultur). Die Zusammensetzung wurde 1951 von Giuseppe Bertani formuliert.[1] LB wird oft fälschlicherweise als Luria broth, Lennox broth oder Luria… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lysogeny — noun Date: 1956 the state of being lysogenic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lysogeny — (li soj e ne) The state in which a phage genome remains within the bacterial host cell after infection and reproduces along with it rather than taking control of the host and destroying it …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • lysogeny — The ability of some phages to survive in a bacterium as a result of the integration of their DNA into the host chromosome. The integrated DNA is termed a prophage. A regulator gene produces a repressor protein that suppresses the lytic activity… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • lysogeny — /luy soj euh nee/, n. Microbiol. the state of being lysogenic. [1955 60; LYSO(GENIC) + GENY] * * * Type of life cycle that takes place in a bacteriophage after it infects certain types of bacteria. The bacteriophage s genome (entire collection of …   Universalium

  • lysogeny — noun The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis See Also: lysogenic, lytic …   Wiktionary

  • lysogeny — The phenomenon by which a bacterium is infected by a temperate bacteriophage whose DNA is integrated into the bacterial genome and replicates along with the bacterial DNA but remains latent or unexpressed; triggering of the lytic cycle may occur… …   Medical dictionary

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