American hoverfly

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Hammad Rehman
Location
Collection date 09/03/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Benedictine University
Observations

Collected by Fall 2024 students.

Insect was killed with alcohol submersion.

Insect was fairly deformed at the time of DNA extraction.

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Syrphidae Eupeodes Eupeodes americanus

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
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

The Wolbachia DNA used to determine with gel electrophoresis did not match up with any DNA bands on our gel electrophoresis.

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