Odorous House Ant

Sample information

Picture
Entry by: Hanna D
Location
Collection date 04/15/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Observations

This ant was found in front of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology on the base of a tree. The ant was collected on the surrounding soil and grass by the tree roots.

Putative identification

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 SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level Medium
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA   
TTTGCTNTTTGAGCAGGAATAATTGGATCTTCTATAAGAATAATTATTCGTATTGAATTAGGGACCTGCGGAGCTTTAATTAATAATGATCAAATCTATAATTCAATTGTAACAGGACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTTTTATAATTGGGGGCTTTGGAAATTTTTTAGTCCCCTTAATACTCGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCTTACCCCCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTACCGCCCTCAATCCTTTTACTAACTATTAGAAATTTTATCAGATCTGGGGTAGGGACCGGATGAACAGTTTACCCGCCCCTAGCATCTAATATCTATCATAATGGACCTTCTGTAGATTTAGCTATTTTCTCCCTTCATATTGCTGGTATATCCTCAATTTTAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACACCATAAAAATTTTTCCACAGATAAAATCCCTCTTTTAGTATGATCAATCTTAATTACTGCAATTTTATTACTCCTATCTCTCCCAGTTCTAGCTGGGGCTATTACTATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAACTTAAATACATCCTTTTTTGACCCTTCCGGAGGTGGGGACCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTG
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
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