| detection of members of the secoviridae in the tallgrass prairie preserve, osage county, oklahoma, usa. | viruses are most frequently discovered because they cause disease. to expand knowledge of plant-associated viruses beyond these narrow constraints, non-cultivated plants of the tallgrass prairie of the united states were systematically surveyed for evidence of viruses. this report discusses putative viruses of the family secoviridae identified by the survey. sequence analysis suggests the presence of at least six viruses in the study site, including bean pod mottle virus, maize chlorotic dwarf v ... | 2012 | 22487310 |