Sample information |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 03/26/2024 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Captive / Cultivated |
| Group | River Valley Community College |
| Observations | |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Zophobas Zophobas morio |
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 | MiniOne |
| Buffer | TAE |
| DNA stain | GelRed |
| Gel images |
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| Protocol notes | Lane 1: ladder Lane 2: Sample 1 AW01 Lane 3: Sample 2 AW01 Lane 4: Sample 1 RD01 Lane 5: Sample 2 RD02 Lane 6: Wolbachia DNA Lane 7: Water Lane 8: (+) Control Lane 9: (-) Control |
Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | No |
| Confidence level | High |
| Explanation of confidence level | No banding at ~450bp on gel for 16s rRNA gene. All controls show that correct DNA was amplified for both arthropod CO1 and Wolbachia 16s rRNA genes. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence | Download AB1
ACAAATTTTACTTTCTTTTTGGTGCATGATCCGGTATAGTCGGAACCTCTCTTAGACTCCTAATTCGAGCAGAATTAGGAAACCCAGGATCTCTAATTGGTGACGACCAAATTTATAACGTAATTGTCACAGCCCATGCGTTCATTATAATCTTTTTTATAGTAATGCCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGACTTGTTCCCCTGATACTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAACAATATAAGATTCTGGCTTCTCCCCCCATCATTAACTTTACTTCTAATAAGAAGAATCGTAGAAAGAGGAGCGGGAACTGGATGAACAGTTTATCCCCCATTATCATCCAATATCGCTCATGGAGGGGCATCAGTCGATCTCGCAATTTTTAGTCTCCATTTAGCAGGTATTTCTTCCATTTTAGGAGCCGCTAATTTTATTACCACAGTTATTAATATACGACCACAAGGAATAACTTTTGATCGAATACCCCTATTTGTCTGAGCTGTTGTAATTACTGCAGTTCTTCTTCTTCTTTCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGTGCCATTACTATACTTCTTACTGACCGAAACATCAATACATCTTTCTTTGATCCAGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCCATTTTATACCAACATCTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCCTGGAAGTTTAA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project BLAST at NCBI
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| Summary | The Zophobas morio was found to be negative for Wolbachia. |
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