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Appressorium Definition:
A flattened region of hypha found in some plant-infecting fungi that aids in penetrating the host plant cell wall. Occurs in both pathogenic fungi and nonpathogenic mycorrhizal fungi.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Appressorium Notes:
Appressorium is a cell that is commonly found in plant infecting fungi that helps to infect the host by penetrating the plant cell wall of the host. This occurs in nonpathogenic mycorrhizal fungi and pathogenic fungi.
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