Icy Mound Ant Wolbachia

Sample information

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Entry by: YacqubA
Location
Collection date 09/17/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Observations

Dusty area, near bike racks, on the ground.

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Camponotus

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain SeeGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

Because I strictly followed my procedure and got results in the gels for my wolbachia and arthropod

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
TATTTGCTNTTTGAGCAGGAATAATTGGATCTTCTATAAGTATAATTATTCGTTTAGAATTAGGTTCGTCTAATTCATTAATCAATAATGATCAAATTTATAATTCTTTAGTAACTAATCACGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTCATAGTAATACCATTTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTTTCTAATTCCTTTAATACTAGGATCACCAGACATAGCATACCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTCTTACCTCCTTCAATTACTCTTTTACTTTTAAGAAATTTTATTAATGATGGAACAGGAACAGGATGGACTATTTATCCTCCCTTATCCTCTAATATTTTTCATAATGGTCCTTCTGTAGACTTAACAATTTTTTCTCTTCATATTGCAGGTATATCCTCAATTTTAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACAATTCTTAATATACATCATAAAAATTTTTCTATTGATAAAATTCCTTTACTCGTATGATCAATTTTAATTACAGCTATCTTACTTCTATTATCCTTACCTGTATTGGCCGGAGCTATTACTATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCATTCTTTGATCCTTCGGGAGGAGGTGATCCAATTCTATATCAACATTTATTTT
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Camponotus was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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