title: Identification of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV)-encoded microRNAs
design: RNA for small RNA library construction was extracted from Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp muscles collected at 24 h after virus injection using Trizol reagent (Invitrogen) following the instructions of the manufacturer.Small RNA library was constructed using Illumina TrueSeq Small RNA Sample Preparation Kit following the manufacturer’s instructions.