Characterization of the Pepper Virome in Oklahoma Reveals Emerging RNA and DNA Viruses.

ABSTRACT: Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is an economically valuable crop worldwide including in the United States due to its nutritional benefits in human health and widespread use as a spice or vegetable. Although numerous viruses have been reported infecting peppers in the USA, little is known about the diversity and distribution of pepper-infecting viruses in Oklahoma. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a comprehensive pepper virome study to identify viruses infecting pepper and their incidence across six different counties in Oklahoma. A total of 310 plant samples including pepper and other potential hosts were collected during the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons. Samples were analyzed using high-throughput sequencing (HTS) and/or reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) a

SUBMITTER: Paslay C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12567154 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature