Sample information |
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| Picture |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 10/04/2020 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Wild-caught |
| Group | Bordenstein Lab |
| Observations | on a spider plant leaf in a NE facing flower bed in a suburban back yard, 73 degrees F some sort of caterpillar; ~1cm long, yellow head, green underbelly, black mottled back |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | DNeasy (Qiagen) |
| DNA extraction location | Whole arthropod |
| Single or Duplex PCR | |
| Gel electrophoresis system | MiniOne |
| Buffer | TBE |
| DNA stain | GelGreen |
| Gel images |
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| Protocol notes | |
Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | No |
| Confidence level | High |
| Explanation of confidence level | |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence |
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| Summary | The Lepidoptera was found to be negative for Wolbachia. |
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