Fig 5. Specific MALDI-TOF MS spectra of six species of ticks using for database creation.
(A) Representation of leg MS spectra from Rh. sanguineus sl (1, 2), Rh. (B) microplus (3, 4) Rh. e. evertsi (5, 6), Hy. truncatum (7, 8), Hy. m. rufipes 9, 10), Am. variegatum (11, 12). (B) Dendrogram constructed using 2 to 5 representative MS spectra from 6 distinct tick species. (C) Principal Component Analysis performed with 20 specimens of six tick species; a.u., arbitrary units; m/z, mass-to-charge ratio.