Definitions for "Lysogenic bacterium"
Bacterium harbouring temperate (non-virulent, lysogenic) bacteriophages.
A bacterium that harbours phages in a latent form, from which it can be activated to produce infectious phage particles.
a bacterium infected with phage, which is integrated with the bacterial genetic material. All progeny are likewise infected and have the capacity to produce phage (by occasional cells undergoing lysis spontaneously or after application of inducing agents, e.g. ultraviolet light). Lysogenic bacteria are not sensitive to the phage they carry.