Anoplophora glabripennis Larval Midgut Transcriptome
A combination of 454 and Illumina reads were used to sample the midgut transcriptome of Asian longhorned beetle larvae collected from the heartwood of sugar maple trees. These larvae thrive in a highly lignified environment devoid of easily acquirable essential nutrients and have been previously shown to degrade lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose.