Fig 2. Maximum likelihood tree of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 detected in Leishmania (Viannia) species from South American countries.

The analysis involved 43 nucleotide sequences. There was a total of 687 positions in the final dataset (Dataset I). Boxes indicate the clustering of M5313, 1398, 3542, and 2169 after analysis involving 47 nucleotide sequences, with a total of 351 positions. Groups A-F were defined as previously reported [23]. The tree was inferred based on the Tamura 92 model with a Gamma distribution and invariable sites (I). Bootstrap values (after 10,000 replicates) above 70% are shown. Sites containing gaps and missing data were excluded from the analysis. L.b. = L. braziliensis; L.g. = L. guyanensis; L.s. = L. shawi. For details of samples see Table 1.