Term Name:	symbiont-mediated suppression of host CRISPR-cas system
Synonyms:	anti-CRISPR, CRISPR-cas system evasion by virus, evasion by virus of CRISPR-cas system, inhibition of host CRISPR-cas system by virus, suppression of host CRISPR-cas system
Definition:	A process by which a symbiont inhibits or disrupts the CRISPR-cas system of its host. Bacteria and archaea use CRISPR-Cas adaptive immune systems to defend themselves from infection by bacteriophages (phages), and phages have various mechanisms to counter the CRISPR-cas system.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0098672]    QuickGO    AmiGO