Term Name: encysted zoospore germination
Synonyms: encysted zoospore germination on or near host
Definition: The physiological, developmental and morphological changes that occur in an encysted zoospore, that germinates by developing a germ tube that may penetrate the host directly or indirectly through an appressorium. An encysted zoospore is a zoospore which has shed its flagellum and whose membrane has fused to form a walled cyst. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0075226]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: spore germination
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of encysted zoospore germination
positively regulated by: positive regulation of encysted zoospore germination
regulated by: regulation of encysted zoospore germination