Microbiology. Of a phage: not necessarily causing lysis of the host cell, but able to exist as a prophage for a number of generations; giving rise to…

Microbiology. Of a phage: causing lysis of the host cell immediately after replicating within it, without a period as a prophage; lytic, not…

Microbiology. Relating to or mutated from bacteriophage lambda. Also elliptical.

Microbiology. A temperate bacteriophage that infects the common bacterium Escherichia coli and is much used in research in molecular biology. Usually…