Bio Lab Arthropod Identification

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Kyle M.
Location
Collection date 02/19/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Berkshire Community College
Observations

Pill bug

Hard exterior

Lots of legs

 

Putative identification Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Isopoda Armadillidae Armadillidium

Methods

Extraction kit Monarch DNA extraction (NEB)
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Edvotek Gel Electrophoresis
Buffer TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Taq Polymerase used: NEB OneTaq Hot Start

PCR Done on 4/4/25

Annealing temp: 49 degrees celsius

DNA Ladder used: NEB 1kb Plus DNA Ladder

Results

Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

Low confidence, samples did not yield any data after gel electrophoresis.

Lane 1: DNA Ladder

Lane 2: KM1, no bands present

Lane 3: KM2, no bands present

Lane 4:(+) Arthropod Control, bands present at 438bp and 708bp

Lane 5: (-) Arthropod Control, bands present at 708bp

Lane 6: (+) DNA Control, bands present at 438bp and 708bp

Lane 7: (-) DNA Control (Water), no bands present

Lane 8: DNA Ladder

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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