Cricket

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Ethan R.
Location
Collection date 09/04/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group St. Albans School
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Orthoptera

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

All gel electrophoresis results matched what was expected (controls), and the DNA results matched the outcome of the gel electrophoresis.

Wolbachia 16S sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
GTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTCATCCTTAGTTACCATCAGGTAATGCTGGGGACTTTAAGGAAACTGCCAGTGATAAACTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGATGTCAAGTCATCATGGCCCTTATGGAGTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGTGGCTACAATGGGCTGCAAAGTCGCGAGGCTAAGCTAATCCCTTAAAAGCCATCTCAGTTCGGATTGTACTCTGCAACTCGAGTGCATGAAGTTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTGGATCAGCACGCCACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACTGCCCGTCACGCCATGGGAATTG
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
CAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTAACATCTCATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGCGCACCAGACATAGCATTTCCCCCAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGATTACTACCCCCTTCATTAACTCTCCTCTTATCTAGAAAAATATTAGAAAATGGTGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTGTACCC
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Orthoptera was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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