A prophage is the DNA of a bacteriophage that is incorporated into the genome of a host cell during the lysogenic cycle. A bacteriophage is a virus that is only able to infect and reproduce in bacteria. The prophage enables the bacteriophage to...

A prophage is a phage genome inserted as part of the linear structure of the DNA chromosome of a bacterium. A temperate phage integrated into the host chromosome or existing as an extrachromosomal plasmid. This is a latent form of a bacteriophage in...