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Fig. 5

From: Phyloproteomic and functional analyses do not support a split in the genus Borrelia (phylum Spirochaetes)

Fig. 5

Phyloproteomic network shows the shared proteins in the 41 species and strains of Spirochaetes. The main four groups of species are Rf: Recurrent fever group; Lb: Lyme borreliosis group; FL: Free life species of the genera Sediminispirochaeta, Spirochaeta and Sphaerochaeta; and LTB: Leptospira, Treponema, Brachyspira. The small, unlabeled circles represent proteins, and the four large, labeled circles represent the indicated species. The proteins are either clustered around a group of species (unique proteins) or they are linked (shared) with other groups. The links and circles located between groups are color-coded according to the cluster of origin (blue: FL; red: LTB; yellow: Rf and Lb). The size of the circle indicates the weighted degree of importance in the network, which is related to the number of times the protein is shared by the species of Spirochaetes; the smallest points indicate that the protein was only recorded in one group, the largest circles indicate that the protein is shared by all four groups of species

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