Culex erraticus

Sample information

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Photos by: Colleen R., Caitlin R.
Location
Collection date 09/19/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Gettysburg College
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Diptera Culicidae Culex

Methods

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

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

We ran two PCR tests

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
AAGATATTGGGACATTATATTTTATTTTTGGGGCTTGAGCAGGAATAGTTGGAACATCTCTTAGTATTTTAATTCGAGCAGAATTAAGTCACCCTGGAAACTTTATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTAACAGCACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTGGGGGCACCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGAATACTACCACCGTCATTGACTTTATTATTATCAAGTAGTTTAGTAGAAAATGGGGCTGGAACTGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCCCTTTCTTCTGGAACAGCACATGCAGGAGCTTCCGTTGATTTAGCAATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCTATTTTAGGGGCCGTAAATTTTATTACTACAGTTATTAATATACGATCATCTGGTATTACTTTAGATCGAATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTAATTACTGCAGTACTATTATTACTATCTTTACCAGTATTAGCCGGAGCTATTACTATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCTTTCTTTGACCCTATTGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTT AAGATATTGGGACATTATATTTTATTTTTGGGGCTTGAGCAGGAATAGTTGGAACATCTCTTAGTATTTTAATTCGAGCAGAATTAAGTCACCCTGGAAACTTTATTGGAAATGATCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTAACAGCACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTGGGGGCACCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGAATACTACCACCGTCATTGACTTTATTATTATCAAGTAGTTTAGTAGAAAATGGGGCTGGAACTGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCCCTTTCTTCTGGAACAGCACATGCAGGAGCTTCCGTTGATTTAGCAATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCTATTTTAGGGGCCGTAAATTTTATTACTACAGTTATTAATATACGATCATCTGGTATTACTTTAGATCGAATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTAATTACTGCAGTACTATTATTACTATCTTTACCAGTATTAGCCGGAGCTATTACTATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCTTTCTTTGACCCTATTGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTT
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Culex was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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