Min); (c) germ tube formation (90–120 min); (d,e) germ tube elongation and second nuclear division (150–180 min); (f) appressorium formation and third nuclear division (4–6 h, arrow points to the septum between the germ tube and appressorium); (g, h) formation of the second germ tube and appressorium (7–9 h). Pictures represent sequence events and are projections of optical sections. The scale bar is 5 μm.<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Cell cycle and cell death are not necessary for appressorium formation and plant infection in the fungal plant pathogen "</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/9</p><p>BMC Biology 2008;6():9-9.</p><p>Published online 14 Feb 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2276476.</p><p></p
