1. Causing or having the power to cause lysis, as the action of certain antibodies and chemical substances. 2. Pertaining to bacteria in the state of lysogeny.
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ly·so·gen·ic .lī-sə-'jen-ik adj
1) harboring a prophage as hereditary material <\lysogenic bacteria>
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adj.
producing lysis.
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ly·so·gen·ic (li-so-jenґik) [lyso- + -genic] 1. producing lysins or causing lysis. 2. pertaining to lysogeny.Medical dictionary. 2011.