RNA-seq of  Thalassiosira pseudonana during resting cell formation
To induce resting cells, vegetative cells of T. pseudonana from the early stationary growth phase were harvested and concentrated in fresh f/2 medium to achieve a concentration of 3 million cells mL-1. Subsequently, they were maintained in complete darkness at 4 centigrade for a minimum duration 84 days, and sampled at days 0, 28, 70 and 84 for RNA-seq.