Pillbug

Sample information

Picture
Entry by: Gia M
Location
Collection date 04/14/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Malacostraca Isopoda

Methods

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

Results

Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

Although both the positive and negative controls worked, no band was shown for this sample for CO1 or Wolbachia gel electrophoresis. Since it didn’t work for CO1, no conclusion can be made regarding Wolbachia

Wolbachia 16S sequence Download AB1
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
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