Figure 3

Summarized synthetic phylogenetic tree of TvLF. Synthetic phylogenetic tree summarizing congruent groupings retained from the analyses of separate gene support (Additional file 2: Figure S2) for the different TvLF gene homologs identified in various taxa, along with their corresponding bootstrap values. Large, well-supported clades with many representatives are reduced to placeholders, with the exception of the sections close to TvLF positions. All evaluated trees provide clear and unambiguous support for the placement of TvLF-sequences in the firmicute lineage.