encysted zoospore germination

Term ID

GO:0075226

Synonyms

• encysted zoospore germination on or near host

Definition

The physiological, developmental and morphological changes that occur in an encysted zoospore, that germinates by developing a germ tube that may penetrate the host directly or indirectly through an appressorium. An encysted zoospore is a zoospore which has shed its flagellum and whose membrane has fused to form a walled cyst. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.

References

Ontology

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