symbiont entry into host cell via disruption of host cell envelope lipopolysaccharide

Term ID

GO:0098995

Synonyms

• degradation of host cell envelope lipopolysaccharide during viral entry
• degradation of host lipopolysaccharide during virus entry
• disassembly by virus of outer membrane lipopolysaccharide during viral entry
• disruption by virus of host envelope lipopolysaccharide during virus entry

Definition

The disruption by a symbiont of host cell wall lipopolysaccharides to allow entry into the host cell. For example a phage entering a Gram-negative bacterium may actively break down outer membrane lipopolysaccharides.

References

• VZ:3939

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO