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High-Throughput Sequencing Reveals Regional Diversification of Cucurbit-Infecting Begomoviruses in Eastern Saudi Arabia.
Viruses - 5 Jan 2026
Sattar Muhammad Naeem, Al Hashedi Sallah A, Almaghasla Mostafa I, El-Ganainy Sherif M, Al-Shoaibi Adil A, Munir Muhammad
Abstract excerpt
In Saudi Arabia, cucurbit crops such as zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) and snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina) are major vegetables and key dietary components, yet their associated viral threats remain poorly understood. We surveyed symptomatic cucurbit samples from greenhouses and open fields in the Al-Ahsa and Qatif regions. The detection methods employed included PCR, RCA, and Illumina NGS. Based on nucleotide...
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