Spur Throated Grasshopper , Melanoplus

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Oliver H.
Location
Collection date 09/03/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Benedictine University
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Melanoplus

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
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 Low
Explanation of confidence level

There was no Wolbachia band when the gel electrophoresis was completed. Though, this may be due to errors in extraction and DNA replication, which may have provided a false negative.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA   
Summary The Melanoplus was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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