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GO: Biological Process

symbiont-mediated perturbation of host immune response

Term ID
GO:0052553
Synonyms
  • modulation by organism of immune response of other organism involved in symbiotic interaction
  • modulation by symbiont of host immune response
  • perturbation of host immune response
Definition
A process in which a symbiont alters or subverts the immune response of the host organism; the immune response is any immune system process that functions in the calibrated response of an organism to a potential internal or invasive threat. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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