Polistes fuscatus

Sample information

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Location
Collection date 09/03/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Benedictine University
Observations

collected by Fall 2024 students

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Vespidae Polistinae Polistes Polistes fuscatus

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 High
Explanation of confidence level

No Wolbachia bands were shown for the DNA. However, the arthropod DNA and the controls all had the expected results which is why these results can be trusted.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
>56-D_AOR4_Co1_R.ab1 (588 bp) TATTAATATTTCGATCAGTTAATAGTATGGTAATTGCTCCAGCTAGAACAGGTAAAGATAATAAAAGTAAAATTGCAGTA ATTAAAACTGATCATGTAAATATAGGTAAAAAATTTAATGAATGAGTTTTAATGTGTATATTTAAGATTGTTACAATGAA ATTAATAGCTCCTATGATTGATGAAATTCCTGCAATGTGAAGAGAGAAAATAGCAAAATCAACTGATGATGAATTGTGAC CTATATTAGATGATAAAGGTGGATATAAAGTTCATCCAGTTCCTACTCCTATATCATTAATATTTCTAATAATTAATAAT AATAATGATGGTGGTAATAATCAAAATCTTATATTATTTATTCGTGGGAATGCTATATCTGGGGCACCTAGTATTAAGGG AATTAATCAATTTCCAAATCCTCCAATTATAAATGGTATAACTATGAAAAAAATTATAATTAATGCGTGAGCTGTAATAA TTGAATTATAGATTTGATCATTATTAATAATTGATAAAGGTGTACCTAATTCTAGACGAATAATTAATCTTAATGATCTT CCAATTATACCAGCTCATAGACCAAAGA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Polistes fuscatus was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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