Term Name: symbiont-mediated killing of host cell
Synonyms: killing by symbiont of host cells, pathogenesis
Definition: A process mediated by a symbiont that results in the death of a cell in the host organism. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001907]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biological process involved in interaction with host killing of cells of another organism
has subtype: killing by virus of host cell by post-segregational killing killing by virus of host cell during superinfection exclusion symbiont-mediated activation of host apoptosis symbiont-mediated cytolysis of host cell