Bombus (Bumblebee)

Sample information

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Entry by: Furkan K.
Location
Collection date 09/11/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Bombus

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 1X TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

After looking at the gel results, we are positive that we are wolbachia negtive.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
>AFT1-CO1F_C08.ab1 GNNNNGNNAATTCGGATCATCAATAAGATTATTAATTCGAATAGAACTTAGACATCCAGGAATATGAATTAATAATGATC AAATTTATAATTCATTAGTTACTAGACATGCATTTTTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCATTTATAATTGGAGGATTT GGAAATTATTTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGATCACCTGATATAGCTTTTCCACGAATAAATAATATTAGATTTTGATTATT ACCTCCATCTATTTTTATATTATTATTAAGAACTTTATTTACACCTAATGTAGGAACAGGTTGAACCGTATATCCCCCTT TATCATCTTATTTATTTCATTCATCACCTTCAGTAGATATTGCAATTTTTTCTTTACATNTAACAGGAATTTCTTCTATT ATTGGTTCATTAAATTTTATNGNTNCNATTATATTAATAAAAAATTTTTCATTAAATTATGATCAAATTACTTTATTTTC ATGATCTGTATGTATTACAGTNTTATTATTAATTTTATCATTACCAGTTTTAGCNGGAGCAATTACTATACTTCTTTTTG ATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCAATAGGAGGTGGAGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGANTTTNN NNNCN
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Bombus was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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