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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ly•so•gen n. [Microbiol.]

Microbiologya bacterial cell or strain that has been infected with a temperate virus, one that does not cause destruction of the cell.

back formation from lysogenic 1930–35

'lysogen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

lysogenesis - lysogenize

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