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adhesion of symbiont to host

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The attachment of a symbiont to its host via adhesion molecules, general stickiness etc., either directly or indirectly. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction. [ ]

Term info

Label

adhesion of symbiont to host

Synonyms
  • adhesion to other organism involved in symbiotic interaction
comment

This term can be used to annotate both symbiont and host organisms. Consider also annotating to interaction with host ; GO:0051702, or interaction with symbiont ; GO:0051702.

has alternative id

GO:0051825, GO:0051856

has narrow synonym

adhesion to symbiont, adhesion to host, host adhesion

has obo namespace

biological_process

has related synonym

adhesion to other organism during symbiotic interaction

id

GO:0044406

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