Ixodes scapularis Tick Saliva Proteins Sequentially Secreted Every 24 h during Blood Feeding
Fig 6
Phylogeny analysis of tick saliva protein of unknown function identified in I. scapularis saliva during and after feeding.
A guide phylogeny tree of tick saliva proteins (TSPs) of unknown function sequences was constructed using the Neighbor Joining method with bootstrap replicates set to 1000. Number at each node represents bootstrap values that signify the level of confidence in the branch. Five main groups cluster as: (CA) basic tail or tailless proteins, (CB) GPIIb/IIIa antagonist, (CC) insulin binding-like proteins (CD) 7-9kDa proteins and (CE) leucine rich proteins.