Sample information |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 09/20/2023 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Wild-caught |
| Group | Scarborough High School |
| Observations | Found near a large tree on school grounds in a suburban community in early fall. It was about 70 degrees. It was a larger black ant and had 6 legs. |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit |
| DNA extraction location | Whole arthropod |
| Single or Duplex PCR | Single Reaction |
| Gel electrophoresis system | MiniPCR |
| Buffer | TBE |
| DNA stain | GelGreen |
| Gel images |
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| Protocol notes | |
Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | Yes |
| Confidence level | High |
| Explanation of confidence level | All controls showed the expected results, no known errors. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence |
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| Summary | The Hymenoptera was found to be postive for Wolbachia. |
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