Lasius A1

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Benjamin S.
Location
Collection date 08/31/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group North Penn-Mansfield JSHS
Observations

Location – Steep streamside dirt

Notes – Sprinkling rain, multiple of same species observed

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Lasius

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniOne
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

All control lanes came back as expected, the test lane returned a single defined band in the 1000bp-500bp range, parallel to the control negative arthropod.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Lasius was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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