spore encystment on host
id: GO:0075214
name: spore encystment on host
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The physiological, developmental and morphological changes that occur in a symbiont spore during the process of its encystment. Encystment means to enter a state of essentially suspended animation in which the spore is protected by an outer coating and remains immobile and inactive until favorable conditions for growth occur again. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0075218 | zoospore encystment on host |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0044132 | development of symbiont on or near host |