pseudolysogeny

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ lysogeny.

Noun

pseudolysogeny (uncountable)

1. (biology) An interaction between a phage and a host cell in which the nucleic acid of the phage remains dormant.
   • 2001, John Paul, Marine Microbiology, page 106:

     In pseudolysogeny, the host cell can mutate to an adhesion-impaired or deficient state (depicted by a wavy cell surface), whereby collisions result in a low success rate of infection.

Related terms

• pseudolysogen
• pseudolysogenic