Vespula maculifrons

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Marjia Ahmed
Location
Collection date 09/04/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Benedictine University
Observations

It was caught in the grass with a killing jar.

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Vespidae Vespula Vespula maculifrons

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood + tissue kit with modification P2 for ATL + N3 for AL
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

There was no presence of Wolbachia in my arthropod, but rather it was present in my partner’s.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
>74-C_AG1_Co1R.scf (612 bp) CGAAAAAAGATGTGTTTAAGTTCCGATCTGTTAAAAGTATAGTAATNGCTCCTGCAAGAACTNGTAGTGATAATAGAAGA AGAATTGCTGTAATTAAAATTGATCATGTGAATAAAGGAAGAAAATTTAATGAATGTGTTTTTGTGTGTATATTTAAAAT AGTAACGATAAAATTAATTGATCCTATAATTGATGAAATTCCAGCAATATGAATTGAAAAAATTCCTAAATCTACAGATG GAGAATCATGACCAACAATAGAAGATAAAGGAGGGTATAAAGTTCATCCTGTTCCTACCCCTGTTCCAATAAAATTTCTT AAAATTAGTAAAAATAATGAAGGAGGGAGTAATCAAAATCTTATATTATTTATTCGAGGAAATGCTATATCAGGTACACC TAGTATTAAAGGGATTAATCAGTTTCCAAATCCTCCTACTAAAAAAGGTATAACTATAAAGAAAATTATAATAAAGGCAT GAGCTGTAATAATTGNATTATAAATTTGATCNTTATTAATTAANNNTNCNGGANANCTTAATTCTAAGCNAANAANTATT CTNATNGAAGCTCCTAAAGTCCCTGCCCATNAAGCAAAAANAAAATANAATN
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Vespula maculifrons was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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