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An appressorium is a specialized cell typical of many fungal plant pathogens that is used to infect host plants. It is a flattened, hyphal "pressing" organ, from which a minute infection peg grows and enters the host, using turgor pressure of 8.0 MPa (80 bars), capable of punching through even Mylar.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appressorium | is a | specialized cell typical of many fungal plant pathogens that is used to infect host plants | 0.90 | text |
| surface hardness | instance of | the emerging germ tube perceives physical cues | 0.80 | text |
| hydrophobicity | instance of | the emerging germ tube perceives physical cues | 0.80 | text |
| as well as chemical signals including wax monomers that trigger appressorium formation | instance of | the emerging germ tube perceives physical cues | 0.80 | text |
| α-mannosidase | instance of | Spore adhesion and appressorium formation is inhibited by hydrolytic enzymes | 0.80 | text |
| α-glucosidase | instance of | Spore adhesion and appressorium formation is inhibited by hydrolytic enzymes | 0.80 | text |
| and protease | instance of | Spore adhesion and appressorium formation is inhibited by hydrolytic enzymes | 0.80 | text |
| suggesting that the adhesive materials are composed of glycoproteins | instance of | Spore adhesion and appressorium formation is inhibited by hydrolytic enzymes | 0.80 | text |
| Appressorium | related to Formation | The | 0.60 | section |
| Appressorium | related to Formation | Once | 0.60 | section |
| Appressorium | related to Formation | During | 0.60 | section |
| Appressorium | related to Formation | Spore | 0.60 | section |
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