Sample information |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 09/14/2023 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Wild-caught |
| Group | St. Albans School |
| Observations | Nesting in a hole, aggressive upon attempted capture, has a stinger. |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Vespidae Vespula Vespula maculifrons |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | DNeasy (Qiagen) |
| DNA extraction location | Abdomen |
| Single or Duplex PCR | Single Reaction |
| Gel electrophoresis system | MiniPCR |
| Buffer | TBE |
| DNA stain | GelGreen |
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Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | No |
| Confidence level | High |
| Explanation of confidence level | All of the controls worked and there was no band denoting Wolbachia presence in my gel. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence | Download FASTA
Download AB1
TTTAGGAGCTTCAATAAGAATAATTATTCGCTTAGAATTAAGATCTCCTGGAGCCTTAATTAATAATGATCAAATTTATAATACAATTATTACAGCTCATGCCTTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCTTTTTTAGTAGGGGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAATCCCTTTAATACTAGGTGTACCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTCCCTCCTTCATTATTTTTACTAATTTTAAGAAATTTTATTGGAACAGGGGTAGGAACAGGATGAACTTTATACCCTCCTTTATCTTCTATTGTTGGTCATGATTCTCCATCTGTAGATTTAGGAATTTTTTCAATTCATATTGCTGGAATTTCATCAATTATAGGATCAATTAATTTTATCGTTACTATTTTAAATATACACACAAAAACACATTCATTAAATTTTCTTCCTTTATTCACATGATCAATTTTAATTACAGCAATTCTTCTTCTATTATCACTACCAGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTTTTAACAGATCGGAACTTAAATACATCTTTTTTCGATCCTGCAGGTGGGGGGGANCCAATTTTATAT
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project BLAST at NCBI
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| Summary | The Vespula maculifrons was found to be negative for Wolbachia. |
Pterostichus permundus
Melanoplus Spretus
Centipede- Lithobius forficatus
Fly- Pollen pediculata
Cricket- Acheta domesticus