Induction of Prophage

Induction of Prophage © 2001 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

This article is reproduced from the previous edition, volume 2, p 1019, © 2001, Elsevier Inc.

Induction of prophage is the excision of phage DNA from the host genome and the entry into the lytic (infective) cycle. It occurs as a result of destruction of the lysogenic repressor.

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See also: Prophage.

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