Sample information |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 09/16/2024 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Wild-caught |
| Group | St. Paul Academy and Summit School |
| Observations | It crawled fast on the ground and tried to use the grass as cover. |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Formica Formica glacialis |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit |
| DNA extraction location | Abdomen |
| Single or Duplex PCR | Duplex Reaction |
| Gel electrophoresis system | MiniPCR |
| Buffer | TBE |
| DNA stain | GelGreen |
| Gel images |
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| Protocol notes | |
Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | Yes |
| Confidence level | High |
| Explanation of confidence level | The fluorescence was very strong for the anthropod DNA band and the Wolbachia DNA band. The positive and negative controls also showed that there was no contamination. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | Download FASTA
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| Arthropod COI sequence | Download FASTA
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| Summary | The Formica glacialis was found to be postive for Wolbachia. |
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Wolbachia data
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