New gene models and alternative splicing in the maize pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola revealed by RNA-Seq analysis
Host species Zea mays cv Golden Jubilee was infected with pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola, strain M2. RNA samples of infected leaf material were taken at 0, 12, 24, 48, 72, 120 hours. Samples were processed using Illumina® mRNA-Seq Sample Prep Kit according to manufacturer's recommendations. Two sequencing reads of 100 cycles each were preformed according to  manufacturer's protocol. Quality processed reads were mapped against the current genome sequence released by Broad Institute (http://www.broadinstitute.org/annotation/genome/colletotrichum_group/MultiHome.html). Mapped reads were used to assess the infection-related transcriptome of C. graminicola.