prophage

pro.phage

n.（名词）
The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genes are incorporated into the bacterial chromosomes without causing disruption of the bacterial cell.
原噬菌体：抗菌体的潜在形体，在这种形体中病毒基因和细菌染色体结合，而对细菌细胞不能造成分裂

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Short for French probactériophage
法语 probactériophage的简写
Greek pro- [before] * see pro- 2
希腊语 pro- [在…之前] *参见 pro-2
New Latin bacterium [bacterium] * see bacterio-
现代拉丁语 bacterium [细菌] *参见 bacterio-
Greek -phagos [-phage]
希腊语 -phagos [后缀，表.吞噬.]