Sample information |
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| Picture |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 05/14/2024 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Wild-caught |
| Group | California Academy of Mathematics and Science |
| Observations | Found in a shady area with bushes, crawling away. Evaded capture multiple times. |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Chelicerata Arachnida |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | tweezers |
| DNA extraction location | Abdomen |
| Single or Duplex PCR | Single Reaction |
| Gel electrophoresis system | Standard electrophoresis system |
| Buffer | TAE |
| DNA stain | UView |
| Gel images |
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| Protocol notes | Gel ran for up to an hour. Visualized immediately after using UV light. |
Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | No |
| Confidence level | Medium |
| Explanation of confidence level | Many people were in the lab (very crowded) pipets and tools might have been contaminated. Although controls are visible, we aren’t 100% certain what the controls are meant to look like. And ladder is very faint so estimating base pairs could be incorrect. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence |
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| Summary | The Arachnida was found to be negative for Wolbachia. |
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