symbiont-mediated perturbation of host phagocytosis

Term ID

GO:0052067

Synonyms

• antiphagocytosis
• disruption of host phagocytosis
• inhibition by symbiont of entry into host cell via phagocytosis
• modulation by organism of entry into host via host phagocytosis
• modulation by symbiont of entry into host via phagocytosis
• phagocytosis avoidance

Definition

A process in which in a symbiont interferes with or inhibits host phagocytosis by targeting phagocytic signaling or the cellular phagocytic machinery. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction. (2)

References

Ontology

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