Pill Bug

April 27, 2022

Sample information
Picture
Location
Collection date 04/05/2022
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Hampton Roads Academy
Observations
  • Brown and grey
  • Slow
  • Beneath a rock
  • About a cm long
Putative identification Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Isopoda

Methods
Extraction kit Edwards Buffer
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniOne
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Control lane 5 was positive for arthropod when it should not have.

Results
Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level Medium
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Isopoda was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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