Gryllus pennsylvanicus

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Caroline D.
Location
Collection date 10/31/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group John Overton High School
Observations

Specimen was found under a flat rock with other crickets of the same species.

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Orthoptera Gryllidae Gryllus Gryllus pennsylvanicus

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

During PCR, a pipette tip was used to distribute PCR cocktail to multiple samples without being changed in between. This means that the samples may be cross-contaminated, but the controls show no evidence of this.

Results

Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

The confidence level in this individual sample is low. While the DNA Ladder, (+) Arthropod control, and Water control appeared as expected, the (-) Arthropod control and (+) DNA control did not appear at all on the gel. Additionally, no distinct bands show up; only smudging.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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