Term Name: symbiont entry into host
Synonyms: entry into cell of other organism during symbiotic interaction, entry into cell of other organism involved in symbiotic interaction, entry into host, entry into host cell via penetration peg, entry into host through host barriers, entry into host via a specialized structure during symbiotic interaction, entry into host via enzymatic degradation of host anatomical structure, entry into host via enzymatic degradation of host cuticle, entry into other organism during symbiotic interaction, entry into other organism involved in symbiotic interaction, host invasion, host penetration, invasion into host, invasion into other organism, invasion of host, invasion of other organism, invasive growth, other organism invasion, penetration into host, penetration into host via a specialized structure, penetration into host via a specialized structure during symbiotic interaction
Definition: Entry of a symbiont into the body, tissues, or cells of a host organism as part of the symbiont life cycle. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0044409]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: formation of infection structure
is a type of: biological process involved in interaction with host
has subtype: appressorium-mediated entry into host entry into host through the stromata entry of bacterium into host cell symbiont entry into host cell
positively regulated by: positive regulation by symbiont of entry into host
regulated by: modulation by symbiont of entry into host