Term Name:	detection of symbiont
Synonyms:	perception of symbiont, recognition of symbiont
Definition:	The series of events in which a stimulus from a symbiont (an organism living in close physical association with an organism of a different species) is received and converted into a molecular signal. The symbiont is defined as the smaller of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0009602]    QuickGO    AmiGO