Term Name: | symbiont-mediated suppression of host adaptive immune response |
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Synonyms: | inhibition of host adaptive immune response by virus, negative regulation of host adaptive immune response, negative regulation of host adaptive immunity, suppression by virus of host adaptive immune response, suppression of host acquired immune response |
Definition: | A process by which a symbiont inhibits or disrupts the normal execution of the adaptive immune response of the host organism, an immune response based on directed amplification of specific receptors for antigen produced through a somatic diversification process, and allowing for enhanced response to subsequent exposures to the same antigen (immunological memory). |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0039504] QuickGO AmiGO |