lysis
- n recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
- n (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
lysogenicity
- n the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
lysogenisation
- n the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
lysogenization
- n the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
lysogeny
- n 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