DECAOO Dermaptera

November 3, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Abbi O
Location
Approximate location: 31.97, -81.16
Collection date 08/31/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Georgia Southern University
Observations

Wild-caught in a grassy area outside of the school. The weather was sunny at the time of collection. The surface grass and soil were relatively dry, but the soil became moist when digging beneath the surface.
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Dermaptera

Methods
Extraction kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain Other
Gel images
Protocol notes

DNA extraction kit of in-house reagents was used.

Results
Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

The results show high confidence because the PCR controls worked successfully, producing the expected bands for both positive and negative controls.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
CCGGAATAGTTGGAACATCATTAAGAATATTAATTCGTGCAGAATTAAATC AACCTGGATCATTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATA GTTATACCTATTCTTATTGGAGGGTTTGGTAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAATACTAGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCG AATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGATTACTTCCTCCTTCTTTAACTTTATTATTAGCGAGCAGTATAGTTGAAAGTGGTGCTG GAACAGGTTGAACTGTATACCCACCACTTGCAAGTGGTATTGCTCATGCAGGAGCTTCTGTAGACTTAGCTATTTTCTCT TTACATTTANCANGTGTATCTTCAATTTTGGGAGCAGTTAACTTTATTTCAACAACAATTAATATAAAACCAATTAATAT AAAGCCNGAACGAATTCCTTTATTTGTTTGAGCTGTAGGAATTACAGCATTATTGTTATTATTATCATTGCCTGTACTAG CAGGAGCAATTACNATATTACTTACAGATCGTAATTTAAATACTTCATTTTTTGATCCCGNCGGTGGTGGAGATCCNATT CTTTATCNACATTNATNCTGATTTTTTGGTC
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Dermaptera was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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