lambda phage
Lysogenic bacterial virus
Lambda phage is a virus that infects *E. coli* bacteria, widely used in molecular biology research.
It can either destroy its host cell immediately or integrate its DNA into the bacterial chromosome, lying dormant until triggered.
This dual lifestyle made it invaluable for understanding gene regulation and developing techniques for cloning DNA.
Also called bacteriophage lambda or phage λ.
- bacteriophageVirus infecting bacterial cells
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- host cellCell invaded by pathogen
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- lyticCausing cell destruction
temperate · integration · recombination · cloning · genetic engineering · vector · genome · transduction · induction · capsid · tail · infection · molecular · biology · restriction · ligation · plasmid · gene
- PhagesT4, T2, T1, T3, Mu
- Bacteriophages
- genetic vectorsplasmid, viral vector, BAC, PAC, lentivirus
- Lysogenyzygotic induction
- Lab organismslab rat, lab mouse, white rat, white mouse, albino rat