formation by symbiont of syncytium involving giant cell for nutrient acquisition from host

id: GO:0052096
name: formation by symbiont of syncytium involving giant cell for nutrient acquisition from host
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The assembly by an organism of a syncytium, a nematode-induced multi-nucleate and physiologically active aggregation of fused root cells which exclusively provides the nematode with nourishment during its sedentary life, for the purpose of obtaining nutrients from its host organism. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.

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