1. containing integrated viral DNA (a prophage) within the bacterial chromosome; capable of producing viruses
Usage: biology; microbiology; British spelling variant of 'lysogenized'

1. past tense and past participle of lysogenise; to convert (a bacterium) into a lysogen by integration of viral DNA
Usage: biology; microbiology; British spelling variant of 'lysogenized'

Examples

• The lysogenised bacteria carried dormant viral genes in their chromosomes.
• When the phage lysogenised the bacterial cell, it integrated its DNA into the host genome.
• Lysogenised strains of E. coli are commonly used in laboratory research.
• The bacteria became lysogenised after exposure to the temperate phage.
• Scientists lysogenised the culture to study prophage behavior.
• Lysogenised cells can spontaneously release viruses under stress conditions.