Sample information |
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| Picture |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 08/22/2023 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Wild-caught |
| Group | Georgia Southern University |
| Observations | We use a sweeping net and walked out to the back area of the science building parking lot on Armstrong Campus at 9:51am. It was located on a curb in the grass. It was 84 degrees outside, sunny but partly cloudy. We used the sweeping net to first place on top of the insect then did a swinging motion the air to keep it inside the net. |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | |
| DNA extraction location | Abdomen |
| Single or Duplex PCR | Single Reaction |
| Gel electrophoresis system | Standard electrophoresis system |
| Buffer | TAE |
| DNA stain | Other |
| Gel images |
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| Protocol notes | DNA extraction kit of in-house reagents was used. |
Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | Unknown |
| Confidence level | Medium |
| Explanation of confidence level | Somewhere along the experimental process, the positive control was got messed up making the results inconclusive. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence |
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| Summary | |



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