Sample information |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 09/09/2022 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Wild-caught |
| Group | St. Albans School |
| Observations | A group of parasitoid wasps found on the body of a caterpillar. Small in size, large in number. |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Braconidae Cotesia Cotesia congregata |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | DNeasy (Qiagen) |
| DNA extraction location | Whole arthropod |
| 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 our controls worked as expected and the results matched the gel electrophoresis. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence | Download FASTA
Download AB1
ATAAGGTTANNAATTCGTTTAGAATTAGGTATACCAGGAAGATTAATTGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGGATTGTAACTTCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTGTAATAATTGGTGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGATCTCCGGATATATCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCATTATTATTATTAATTTTAAGAAGATTTATTAATGTAGGAGTTGGTACTGGTTGAACTGTATATCCACCTTTATCTTTAATTTTAGGTCATGGTGGAATATCAGTTGATTTAGGAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGAGCCTCTTCAATTATAGGTGCTGTAAATTTTATTACTACTATTTTAAATATACGTTCAAATTTATTTAATATAGATAAAATATCTTTATTTTCTTGATCTGTTTTNATTACTGCNATTTTATTANTATTATCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGTGNTATTACTATATTATTAACTGNNCNTANTATNAATAC
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project BLAST at NCBI
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| Summary | The Cotesia congregata was found to be negative for Wolbachia. |
Joro Spider
Imported Red Fire Ant
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