FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term appressorium formation ID (Ontology) GO:0075016 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in which a swollen, flattened portion of a symbiont filament is formed on or near its host organism, to adhere to and for the purpose of penetrating the host surface.
Also Known As "appressorium formation for entry into host, on or near host" ; "formation of an appressorium by symbiont on or near host"
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symbiont entry into host__________________________________
anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis__|
                                                          formation of infection structure
                                                           |__appressorium formation
                                                               |__adhesion of symbiont appressorium to host
                                                               |__appressorium maturation
                                                               |   |__establishment of turgor in appressorium
                                                               |   |__melanization of appressorium wall
                                                               |__initiation of appressorium formation
                                                               |   |__formation of appressorium germ tube hook structure(+)
                                                               |__regulation of appressorium formation
                                                                   |__negative regulation of appressorium formation
                                                                   |__positive regulation of appressorium formation
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  • "appressorium formation for entry into host, on or near host" EXACT
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    "formation of an appressorium by symbiont on or near host" EXACT
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