Formica incerta

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Angelina, P
Location
Collection date 09/03/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Benedictine University
Observations

Collected by Fall 2024 student

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Formica Formica incerta

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

My Gel bands were thick, showing high amounts of Arthropod DNA as well as Wolbachia DNA. When I put my DNA sequence into BLAST, I also got

Wolbachia 16S sequence Download FASTA   
ATTCCCATGGCGTGACGGGCAGTGTGTACAAGACCCGAGAACGTATTCACCGTGGCGTGNTGATCCACGATTACTAGCGA TTCCAACTTCATGCACTCGAGTTGCAGAGTACAATCCGAACTGAGATGGCTTTTAAGGGATTAGCTTAGCCTCGCGACTT TGCAGCCCATTGTAGCCACCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCACTCCATAAGGGCCATGATGACTTGACATCATCCCCACC TTCCTCCAGTTTA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA   
TTAAGTTTCGATCAGTTAATAATATTGTAATAGCTCNAGCTAAAACGGGAAGGGATAATAAAAGTAAAATTGCAGTGATT AAGATAGATCATACAAGTAGGGGAATTTTATCAATAGAAAAATTTTTATGATGTATATTANNGATTGTTGAAATAAAATT AATAGCTCCTAAAATAGATGATATACCGGCAATATGAAGAGAAAAAATTGTTAAGTCTACAGAAGGCCCATTATGAAAAA TATTTGAAGCTAAAGGANGGTANATAGTTCACCCAGTTCCAGTACCATCATTAATAAAGTTTCTTAAAAGTAATAGAGTG ANGNANGGAGGTAAAAGTCAAAATCTTATATTATTTATACGAGGATAAGCTATATCTGGNGATCCTAATATTAAAGGAAT TAGAAAATTTCCNAATCCACCAATTATAAATGGTATTACTATAAAAAAGA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Formica incerta was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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