Medical Definition of Temperate bacteriophage

1. Bacteriophage whose genome incorporates with, and replicates with, that of the host bacterium; dissociation (and resultant development of vegetative bacteriophage) occurs at a slow rate resulting occasionally in lysis of a bacterium and release of mature bacteriophage, thus rendering the bacterial culture capable of inducing general lysis if transferred to a culture of a susceptible bacterial strain. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temperate Bacteriophage

temper tantrum
temper tantrums
tempera
temperable
temperament
temperamental
temperamentalities
temperamentality
temperamentally
temperaments
temperance
temperances
temperancy
temperas
temperate
temperate bacteriophage (current term)
temperate phage
temperate rain forest
temperate rainforest
temperate virus
temperate zone
temperate zones
temperately
temperateness
temperatenesses
temperative
temperature
temperature-compensated vaporiser
temperature-sensitive mutant
temperature change

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