lysogeny

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the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material

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when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny Source: Internet

Int and xis are integration and excision proteins vital to lysogeny. Source: Internet

Low temperature, starvation of the cells and high multiplicity of infection (MOI) are known to favor lysogeny (see later discussion). Source: Internet

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