Owego Ants

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Caoilainn O.
Location
Collection date 09/10/2021
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Owego Free Academy
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniOne
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Wolbachia gel electrophoresis image (left)-

Well 1: DNA ladder

Well 3: Arthropod DNA

Well 4: Positive Wolbachia control

Well 5: Negative Wolbachia control

 

Arthropod gel electrophoresis image (right):

Well 1: DNA ladder

Well 3: Arthropod DNA

Well 4: Positive arthropod control (note: a portion of the positive arthropod control was released outside of the well)

Well 6: Negative arthropod control

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

Both DNA ladders display DNA bands. Both positive controls displayed DNA bands. One negative control didn’t display DNA bands, one negative control did display DNA bands as a result of contamination by its respective positive control. Both arthropod DNA samples displayed DNA bands that accurately aligned with their respective positive controls.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Hymenoptera was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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