2.8.5. Phylogenetic Analysis

Phylogenetic analysis of all ten selected genes was conducted using the Mega11 program. The homologs in different mycobacterial species were analyzed and the pathlengths were specified for each interaction, and are shown in Figure 5.

**Figure 5.** Phylogenetic tree depicting the relationships between virulence categories proteins in *M. tuberculosis* H37Rv.
