Lysogenic conversion, or phage conversion, is the alteration of a host bacterium's phenotype due to the integration and expression of extra genes (such as toxin genes) carried by a prophage.

Lysogenic Conversion

A lysogen is a bacterial host cell that contains an integrated temperate phage genome, known as a prophage, within its own chromosome.

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A prophage is the integrated genome of a bacteriophage that has incorporated into the host bacterium's chromosome during the lysogenic cycle.

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