Gene expression changes in Cenococcum geophilum 1.58-Populus tremulaxalba INRA 717-1B4 ectomycorrhizal roots compared to Cenococcum geophilum free-living mycelium

Illumina HiSeq technology was used to generate mRNA profiles from Cenococcum geophilum ectomycorrhizal poplar roots compared to free-living mycelium . Ectomycorrhizal poplar roots and control mycelium were harvested after 60 days and used for RNA extraction. Reads of 150bp were generated and aligned to the C. geophilum reference genome (https://genome.jgi.doe.gov/Cenge3/Cenge3.home.html). Overall design: mRNA profiles from Cenococcum geophilum ectomycorrhizal roots and free-living mycelium were generated by 150bp Illumina HiSeq2000/2500 sequencing. Three biological replicates were sequenced for mycorrhizal and mycelium samples.