Identification of jasmine virus H infecting Ixora coccinea by nanopore metatranscriptomics
Ixora coccinea, commonly known as jungle geranium, is now cultivated tropical or subtropical countries. In addition, it is used as medicinal plant for skin disease, dysentery, ulcers, and gonorrhea. With the increasing demand, the import and cultivation of I. coccinea has been increasing annually in South Korea, and they are mostly propagated by cuttings. Although several studies reported the natural infection of fungal pathogens, on I. coccinea, no viral pathogens were reported yet worldwide. The purpose of this is study is to investigate RNA viruses infected from Ixora coccinea in korea through oxford-nanopore sequencing technology and to develop a technology that can diagnose viruses that damage plants more specifically and sensitively than existing technologies.