title: RNA-seq of S.mutans:S877
design: Total RNA was extracted using the RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen) from mid-log cultures of strain S877 and wild type UA159 grown in BHI. rRNA removal, library preparation, and quality control were performed by GENEWIZ (Suzhou, China). RNA-seq was performed using an Illumina Hiseq with a 2 x 150 paired-end (PE) configuration