Term Name: virion attachment to host cell
Synonyms: viral absorption, viral attachment to host cell, virion attachment to host cell surface receptor
Definition: The process by which a virion protein binds to molecules on the host cellular surface or host cell surface projection.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019062]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: viral life cycle
is a type of: adhesion of symbiont to host cell
has subtype: coreceptor-mediated virion attachment to host cell lipopolysaccharide-mediated virion attachment to host cell receptor-mediated virion attachment to host cell virion attachment to host cell flagellum virion attachment to host cell pilus
has_part: host cell surface binding virion binding