Figure 2
From: Molecular characterization of a defensin gene from a hard tick, Dermacentor silvarum
Sequence alignment (A) and phylogenetic tree (B) constructed with sequences of putative defensins from Dermacentor silvarum and other species. Ds-defensin is indicated with a red asterisk. Sequence GenBank accession numbers: Rhipicephalus microplus [AAO48943], Ornithodoros moubata [BAB41028], Ornithodoros papillipes [ACJ04425.1], Ornithodoros rostratus [ACJ04428.1], Carios puertoricensis [ACJ04429.1], Argas monolakensis [ABI52766.1], Dermacentor marginatus [ACJ04433.1], Ixodes ovatus [BAH09305.1], Ixodes persulcatus [BAH09304.1], Amblyomma americanum [ABI74752.1], Ruditapes philippinarum [ADO32580.1], Crassostrea gigas [ACQ76287.1], and Drosophila melanogaster [AAF58855.1].