Term Name: | symbiont-mediated perturbation of host immune response |
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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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0052553] QuickGO AmiGO |