Fig 3. Phylogenetic tree of fungal MAPKs.

The phylogenetic tree shows the presence of four major and two minor groups. The major groups are named as group A (red), B (lime), C (magenta) and D (deep blue) and minor groups are named as group E (black) and F (light blue). Group E is present in between group A and B while group F is present in between groups B and C. The majority of MAPK sequences of fungi-like organisms (Oomycetes) are fall in group D (deep blue). The phylogenetic tree was constructed using maximum likelihood statistical method and Jones-Taylor-Thornton model with 1000 bootstrap replicates. The MAPKs sequences of all fungal species can be found in S1 Appendix.