symbiont-mediated suppression of host immune response

Term ID

GO:0052562

Synonyms

• down regulation by symbiont of host immune response
• down-regulation by symbiont of host immune response
• downregulation by symbiont of host immune response
• inhibition by symbiont of host immune response
• negative regulation by organism of immune response of other organism involved in symbiotic interaction
• negative regulation by symbiont of host immune response
• suppression by symbiont of host immune response

Definition

A process in which a symbiont interferes with, inhibits or disrupts the normal execution of an 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.

References

Ontology

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