Figure 1

Radial phylogenetic tree of 12 nematode endosymbionts species based on the analysis of 705 nucleotides of 16S rDNA. Bootstrap values >90 are indicated. Endosymbiont of Litomosoides chagasfilhoi (this work); DQ408758, Gammaproteobacterium endosymbiont of Astomonema sp. clone LSI-A2; DQ408757, Gammaproteobacterium endosymbiont of Astomonema sp. clone LSI-A1; DQ314214, Candidatus Paenicardinium endonii; AY278355, Wolbachia endosymbiont of Mansonella perstans isolate M02-052 N; AJ548800, Wolbachia pipientis, specific host Litomosoides galizai; AJ548799, Wolbachia pipientis, specific host Litomosoides brasiliensis; AJ279034, Wolbachia endosymbiont of Mansonella ozzardi; AJ276500, Wolbachia endosymbiont of Dirofilaria repens; AJ276499, Wolbachia endosymbiont of Onchocerca gibsoni; AJ012646, Wolbachia endosymbiont of Brugia pahangi; AF069068, Endosymbiont of Litomosoides sigmodontis.