title: The complete chloroplast genome of Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report the complete sequence of the chloroplast genome of Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae), a species of chili pepper.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using an Illumina platform, we sequenced the chloroplast genome of C. frutescens. The total length of the genome is 156,817 bp, and the overall GC content is 37.7%. A pair of 25,792-bp inverted repeats is separated by small (17,853 bp) and large (87,380 bp) single-copy regions. The C. frutescens chloroplast genome encodes 132 unique genes, including 87 protein-coding genes, 37 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and eight ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Of these, seven genes are duplicated in the inverted repeats and 12 genes contain one or two introns. Comparative analysis with the reference chloroplast genome revealed 125 simple sequence repeat motifs and 34 variants, mostly located in the noncoding regions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The complete chloroplast genome sequence of C. frutescens reported here is a valuable genetic resource for Capsicum species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute, Suwon 441-350, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Donghwan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sebastin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raveendar
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Ro
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Gi-An
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Na-Young
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Ro
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Ah
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Gyu-Taek
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Republic of Korea; Department of Industrial Plant Science and Technology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chung
keywords: Capsicum frutescens; Solanaceae; chili pepper; chloroplast genome; next-generation sequencing