Cindy Ou’s Diplopoda Wolbachia Lab

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Compassion C.
Location
Collection date 09/09/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
Observations

It’s habitat seems to be that of dark damp areas under bushes rocks, and surrounding plants.

Putative identification Arthropoda Diplopoda

Methods

Extraction kit BABEC
DNA extraction location Partial abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Used BABEC protocols.

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

We are not confident that there is no Wolbachia inside our Diplopoda as our positive and negative controls did not act as we expected them to do.

 

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Diplopoda was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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