Rove Beetle

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Divya Thoppae
Location
Collection date 09/10/2021
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Coleoptera

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Edvotek Gel Electrophoresis
Buffer TAE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

Our PCR test failed. All the DNA got leaked out of the well due to experimental error. Pipeheading was a fail after accidentally puncturing a hole at the bottom of the well. We got no results from our gel electrophoresis.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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