Florida Beetle

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Ahmed, Kaleb, Jugraj
Location
Collection date 01/02/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations

Found in the landscape

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Coleoptera

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Partial abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system Bio-Rad
Buffer TAE
DNA stain GelRed
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level Medium
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
No Priming
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Arthropod COI sequence
TTTTTTNNNNNGNNTGAGCNNGAATAGTAGGAACTTCATTAAGTATATTAATTCGAACTGAATTGGGGACTCCTGGTGCA TTGATTGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCTCATGCTTTCGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTAT TATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAATATTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCCTTTCCTCGAATAAATAACA TAAGTTTTTGATTACTTCCTCCTTCTTTAACTCTTCTCTTAATGAGAAGTATAGTGGAAAGAGGAGCTGGTACTGGATGA ACAGTTTACCCACCTTTATCATCTAGAATTGCTCATAGAGGAGCTTCAGTAGATTTAGCAATTTTTAGATTACATTTAGC TGGAATTTCATCAATTTTAGGTGCAGTAAACTTTATTACTACCATTATTAATATGCGATCAGTAGGAATAACATTTGATC GAATACCATTATTTGTATGATCAGTAGGAATTACAGCATTACTTTTACTTTTATCATTACCAGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATT ACTATATTACTTACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCATTTTTTGATCCTGCCGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACA TTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCCNNGAAAGTTTAA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Coleoptera was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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