272 GLOSSARY 



Inhibitor or inhibitive substance. A term variously applied, but usually 



used to designate a substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria and 



other microorganisms. 

 Lysogenesis. The production by an organism of substances that cause 



the lysis of bacterial cells. 

 Lyso-zyme. A substance produced by living tissues (white of egg, tears, 



and also certain microorganisms) that is capable of dissolving living 



bacterial cells, especially certain micrococci. 



