Table 1.

Summary of RNA and DNA samples that returned reads and passed Illumina standard quality control at the Joint Genome Institute

	2016		2017
	Metagenome	Metatranscriptome	Metagenome	Metatranscriptome
Switchgrass	8 time points (64/64 successful)	3 time points (22/24 successful)	7 time points (56/56 successful)	7 time points (56/56 successful)
Miscanthus	9 time points (72/72 successful)	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed

The total collected samples submitted for sequencing is provided first, and the number of quality sequencing datasets returned for analysis is given in parentheses.