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Category:GO:0075214 ! spore encystment
name: spore encystment
namespace: biological_process
def: "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." [GOC:kmv, GOC:pamgo_curators]
synonym: "spore encystment on host" RELATED []
is_a: GO:0022611 ! dormancy process
is_a: GO:0048468 ! cell development
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<GOterm>GO:0075214</GOterm>
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