Sample information
Picture	Photos by: Max E
Location
Collection date	10/03/2024
Captive / Cultivated?	Wild-caught
Group	Scarborough High School
Observations
Putative identification	Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Staphylinidae Ocypus Ocypus olens
Methods
Extraction kit	DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location	Partial abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR
Gel electrophoresis system	MiniPCR
Buffer	TBE
DNA stain	GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes
Results
Wolbachia presence	No
Confidence level	Medium
Explanation of confidence level	Negative for Wolbachia but no DNA ladder
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary	The Ocypus olens was found to be negative for Wolbachia.