Ontology of Host-Pathogen Interactions

Last uploaded: September 30, 2019
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0044403
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Preferred Name

symbiotic process

Definitions
A process carried out by symbiont gene products that enables the interaction between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association. The various forms of symbiosis include parasitism, in which the association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms; mutualism, in which the association is advantageous, or often necessary to one or both and not harmful to either; and commensalism, in which one member of the association benefits while the other is not affected. However, mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism are often not discrete categories of interactions and should rather be perceived as a continuum of interaction ranging from parasitism to mutualism. In fact, the direction of a symbiotic interaction can change during the lifetime of the symbionts due to developmental changes as well as changes in the biotic/abiotic environment in which the interaction occurs. Microscopic symbionts are often referred to as endosymbionts. Changed term, definition see https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/14807
Synonyms
parasitism
host-pathogen interaction
commensalism
symbiotic interaction between species
symbiotic interaction
symbiosis
symbiotic interaction between organisms
symbiosis, encompassing mutualism through parasitism
symbiotic interaction between host and organism
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