Figure 7

Overview of multiple sequence alignment; six tick species 18S A. americanum, A. glauerti, A. variegatum, A. tuberculatum, A. maculatum and R. microplus ; two mammalian species 18S tick host B. taurus and H. sapiens , and E. coli 16S. E. coli 16S protein binding sites are highlighted S7_S9_S19 complex (red), S8_S15_S17 complex (orange), S8_S17 complex (green) (Weiner et al 1988). Top figure shows multiple sequence alignment with binding site of sequence differences (Rmi 791-818 bp). Bottom figure shows multiple sequence alignment with tick/mammalian conserved SNP Rmi 1122-1160 bp.