appressorium formation on or near host
id: GO:0075016
name: appressorium formation on or near host
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0044134 | development of symbiont on or near host phyllosphere |
| GO:0075015 | formation of infection structure on or near host |
