Bombus impatiens

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Eshak Boutrus
Location
Collection date 09/11/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations

Putative identification Arthropoda

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level Medium
Explanation of confidence level

Medium because it’s my first time doing something like that and at the beginning I was a little confused and then the things worked well

Wolbachia 16S sequence
NTTNNNNNNANNNGNNNNNGTCTGGTATCCTCTCAAAANTGAGATNNCGAGNAAAATCCNCNACCCT GGANCCNTNNTNNGGNGACATTTTTANTNNCTGTTGACTCTNCNCACGNGTTTTTAATANNTTTNTNAAAGGTNGGNATT ATGTNNTGCATGNGNNNCNANATGGANAGCCTACATCNTGAGGAGNGNTGGAAANNTGTGCCNCNAATANNNNATGAAAT NTNNGCCCTTNNNCCCATCTTAATTTTTNTTGTGCTCNNCAACANNTTTGAAAAAAGTAGTGNTACCAGGAAAACTGGAA TNCCCCCCTCATGNTNAATACTTNNNCGTGTCNGGACCTCNNTGCCCGTAACTCNTTTNTAATTGGATNTAGCAGGAANT NNTNCTATTTTAGGAGCTTTTAATTTTNTTACAACAATTATTAATATACGATTAAAAAGTTTACCTTTTGATCNATACCA TTATTTTNNGAGCAGAAGGAATTACAGCATTTTNTTTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCTGGAGCTATTACAATATAA TAAACAGATCTAAATTTAAAAACTTCTTTTTTTTGACCCAGCTNNNNNANGGANNNCNNATNTTANTCNNNTTAATTNTG ATTTTTNNNNNNCAANNTCNNAA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Arthropod COI sequence
TGATCNGGAATAATNGGATCATCAATAAGATTATTAATTCGAATAGAACTTAGACATCCAGGAATA TGAATTAATAATGATCAAATTTATAATTCATTAGTTACTAGACATGCATTTTTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCATT TATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTATTTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGATCACCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAATA TTAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCATCTATTTTTATATTATTATTAAGAACTTTATTTACACCTAATGTAGGAACAGGTTGA ACTGTATATCCCCCTTTATCATCTTATTTATTTCATTCATCACCTTCAGTAGATATTGCAATTTTTTCTTTACATATAAC AGGAATTTCTTCTATTATTGGTTCATTAAATTTTATTGTTACNATTATATTAATAAAAAATTTTTCATTAAATTATGATC AAATTACTTTATTTTCTTGATCTGTATGTATTACAGTNTTATTATTAATTTTATCATTACCAGTTTTAGCTGGAGCAATT ACTATACTTCTTTTTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCAATAGGAGGTGGAGATCCAATTTTATATCAACA TTTATTTTGATTTTTTG
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Arthropoda was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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