Term Name:	detection of symbiotic bacterium
Synonyms:	detection of symbiotic bacteria, perception of symbiotic bacteria, perception of symbiotic bacterium
Definition:	The series of events in which a stimulus from a symbiotic bacterium, a bacterium living in close physical association with another organism, is received and converted into a molecular signal.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0009604]    QuickGO    AmiGO