Gene expression changes in Cenococcum geophilum 1.58-Pinus sylvestris ectomycorrhizal roots, sclerotia and extramatrical mycelium compared to Cenococcum geophilum free-living mycelium

Illumina HiSeq technology was used to generate mRNA profiles from Cenococcum geophilum ectomycorrhizal Pine roots, sclerotia and extramatrical mycelium compared to free-living mycelium . Ectomycorrhizal pine roots, sclerotia, extramatrical mycelium and control mycelium were harvested after 90 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, sclerotia, extramatrical mycelium and free-living mycelium were generated by 150bp Illumina HiSeq2000/2500 sequencing. Three biological replicates were sequenced for mycorrhizal, sclerotia and mycelium samples.