Pillbug AA

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Austin A. , Dawna W.
Location
Collection date 09/14/2022
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Woburn Memorial High School
Observations

Found it under a rock when the temperature of the local area was around 70-80 Fahrenheit.

Putative identification Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Isopoda Armadillidae

Methods

Extraction kit Edwards Buffer
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Edvotek Gel Electrophoresis
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Gel was moved a bit after having the DNA injected into the wells.
Used a 2% agarose gel instead of a 1%.
DNA ladder is in well 1, + DNA control is in well 2, water is in well 3, pillbug is in well 4, Wolbachia + is in well 5, Wolbachia – is in well 6, Ant is in well 7

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

All of the controls, positive and negative, worked. If you look very closely there is a dim band closest to where a DNA band for Wolbachia would be expected

Wolbachia 16S sequence
5'CAT ACC TAT TCG AAG GGA TAG 3' Forward, 5' AGC TTC GAG TGA AAC CAA TTC 3' Reverse
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Arthropod COI sequence
5' GGT CAA CAA ATC ATA AAG ATA TTG G 3' Forward, 5' TAA ACT TCA GGG TGA CCA AAA AAT CA 3' Reverse
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Armadillidae was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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