Familiar Bluet

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Makayla S
Location
Collection date 10/31/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Longwood University
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Enallagma Enallagma civile

Methods

Extraction kit promega wizard SV
DNA extraction location body without wings
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain Ethidium Bromide
Gel images
Protocol notes

The whole body (minus wings) was used and this caused the filter to get clogged, and did not allow the DNA to amplify.

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

The PCR did not amplify and there was no band during gel electrophoresis.

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