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Category:GO:0075016 ! appressorium formation
name: appressorium formation
namespace: biological_process
def: "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." [GOC:pamgo_curators]
synonym: "appressorium formation for entry into host, on or near host" EXACT []
synonym: "appressorium formation on or near host" RELATED []
synonym: "formation of an appressorium by symbiont on or near host" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0075015 ! formation of infection structure
AmiGO
<GOterm>GO:0075016</GOterm>
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