Fig. 3
Phylogenetic analysis. Neighbour-Joining distance-based phylogenetic tree (rooted) showing the relationships between the cecropins. The mature sequences of cecropin peptide from Lepidoptera [Bombyx mori (n = 13); Hyalophora cecropia (n = 3)], Diptera [Anopheles gambiae (n = 8); D. melanogaster (n = 4); A. quadriannulatus (n = 5), M. domestica (n = 12); and D. mauritiana (n = 6)], Chordata [S. clava (n = 3)] and Nematoda [A. suum (n = 4)] were selected for tree construction. Bootstrap values were calculated from 1000 replications