Profile of Ophiocordyceps sinensis transcriptome and differentially expressed genes in three different mycelia, sclerotium and fruiting body developmental stages

Ophiocordyceps sinensis, a Chinese complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), is an entomopathogenic, fungus, parasitizing larvae of the moth genus Thitarodes. It has three stages of the life cycle, i.e., the anamorph mycelia prior to infection (Cm_Os), the mycelia sclerotium forming in the caterpillar (Te_Ca), and the fruiting bodies or stromata (Te_St). Characterization of the O. sinensis transcriptome among these stages could provide a...