Question: Can gene expression in microbial samples be profiled?
Answer: The Single Cell Gene Expression solution is designed for partitioning and barcoding of polyadenylated mRNA molecules from mammalian cells. While there is no known lower limit on the size of the cells that can be partitioned, the 10x Single Cell 3' assay is unlikely to efficiently lyse microbes and will not capture RNA from most microbes.
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