Wolbachia(-) Tetramorium caespitum

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Elijah M.
Location
Collection date 06/16/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group College of Eastern Idaho
Observations

Collected live from front walkway.

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Tetramorium Tetramorium caespitum

Methods

Extraction kit Edwards Buffer
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results are eighth row. Top: CO1. Bottom: Wol.

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

Tests worked fine.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
GAGCAGGAATAATCGGATCTTCAATAAGTATAATTATCCGACTTGAATTAAGTTCCTGTGGTTCATTAATTAATGACGACCAAGTATATAATTCCTTAGTAACAAGACATGCCCTTGTTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCTTTTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTTTTTAGTTCCATTAATACTAGGAACTCCCGATATAGCCTACCCCCGTATAAATAACATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCACCCTCTATTAGATTATTATTGCTTAAAAGATTTATTAATCCAGGGGTAGGAACAGGATGAACTATCTATCCCCCATTAGCATCTAATATCTTTCATAGAGGCCCATCAATTGATCTATCAATTTTTTCTCTTCATATTGCAGGAATATCTTCTATTATAGGTGCAATTAATTTTATCGCTACTATTATAAACATACATCATAAAAAATTAACCTTAGATAAAATCCCCCTGTTAGTTTGATCTATTTTAATTACAGCAATTCTTCTCCTCCTATCTCTTCCCGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATACTCTTAACAGATCGTAATTTAAATACCTCATTTTTTGATCCATCAGGTGGGGGGGACCCAATTCTATATCAACATTTATTCTGA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Tetramorium caespitum was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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