the biological process in which a bacterium is infected by a bacteriophage that integrates its DNA into that of the host such that the host is not destroyed
Derived forms
lysogenic (ˌlaɪsəʊˈdʒɛnɪk)
adjective
lysogeny in American English
(laɪˈsɑdʒəni)
noun
a dormant viral infection of bacteria in which the genetic material of a virus combines with that of a host bacterium