ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APPRESSORIUM
From New Latin, from Latin appressus.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPRESSORIUM»
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Within about 4 hours, the apex of the germ tube becomes swollen and flattened,
the nucleus divides mitotically, and one daughter nucleus migrates into the
appressorium being formed at the leaf surface. The appressorium differentiates
by ...
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Annual Plant Reviews, Plant-Pathogen Interactions
appressorium formation. Interestingly, yeast pheromones inhibit appressorium
formation in a mating type-dependent manner (Beckerman etal., 1997), but this
observation has not been confirmed or further investigated. Besides cAMP
signaling ...
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Major Fungal Diseases of Rice
Environmental cues for the induction of the appressorium How does M grisea
recognise environmental signals in preparation for infection? And once
recognised, how do these cues trigger the developmental infection process?
These are ...
S. Sreenivasaprasad, R. Johnson, 2001
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Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology ...
Several reports have suggested that the substrate characteristics may be very
important for the induction of appressorium development in fungi. In many cases,
appressorium formation is induced on hydrophobic, but not on hydrophilic ...
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Plant Relationships: A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi As ...
CPKA is dispensable for appressorium formation but required for appressorial
penetration. Lipid and glycogen degradation are delayed in the DcpkA mutant
during appressorium formation (Thines et al. 2000). The DcpkA mutant is ...
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Plant-pathogen Interactions
In M. grisea, the appressorium pore has a specialized single-layered cell wall
that apparently lacks chitin and is much thinner than other areas of appressorium
(Bourett & Howard, 1990). The melanin layer is absent from the appressorial pore
.
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Mycorrhizal Functioning: An Integrative Plant-Fungal Process
The germ tubes may continue to grow on the root surface or they may undergo
morphological differentiation to produce an infection structure termed an
appressorium. Enhanced branching of the germ tube prior to appressorium
formation is ...
3.3 Appressoria A relatively large number of genes have been isolated that affect
appressoria differentiation and function. Most of these genes have been isolated
from the large appressorium- forming species M grisea and Colletotrichum sp.
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Molecular Plant Pathology
For generating physical force, the structure of the appressoria, along with factors
such as hydrophobins, melanisation and build-up of turgor pressure appear to be
the key to success. In M. grisea the mechanism of appressorium differentiation ...
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Fungal Genomics: Advances in Genetics
C. Appressorium formation and maturation After surface recognition and the
initial stages of appressorium formation, a septum forms to delimit the developing
appressorium from the rest of the germ tube. Appressoria then undergo a
maturation ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPRESSORIUM»
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appressorium is used in the context of the following news items.
Researchers aim to disarm a 'cereal killer'
In order to do its work, the spore must produce a structure called the appressorium, a filament that adheres to the plant surface like an anchor. «Phys.Org, May 14»
UD researchers aim to disarm a 'cereal killer'
In order to do its work, the spore must produce a structure called the appressorium, a filament that adheres to the plant surface like an anchor. «University of Delaware, May 14»
How the fungus that can punch through Kevlar becomes a cereal killer
The appressorium produces glycerol as it grows, which lowers the relative amount of water inside the dome, and draws water in from outside. «Discover Magazine, Jun 12»
UD researcher battles rice blast disease to protect food supply
According to Donofrio, “This specialized structure is called an appressorium, and has been extremely well-studied. Without the appressorium ... «University of Delaware, Mar 10»
Rice fungus genome mapped at last
As it germinates, the spore forms a dome-shaped structure called an "appressorium", or pressure cell, whose task it is to infect the plant. «BBC News, Apr 05»
