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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Delhomme N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4586145 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20150928 9
After performing de novo transcript assembly of >1 billion RNA-Sequencing reads obtained from 22 samples of different Norway spruce (Picea abies) tissues that were not surface sterilized, we found that assembled sequences captured a mix of plant, lichen, and fungal transcripts. The latter were likely expressed by endophytic and epiphytic symbionts, indicating that these organisms were present, alive, and metabolically active. Here, we show that these serendipitously sequenced transcripts need no ...[more]