Sample information |
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| Picture |
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| Location | No map location data available. |
| Collection date | 09/20/2022 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Captive / Cultivated |
| Group | South Plainfield High School |
| Observations | Female larva captured by the Middlesex Mosquito commission, grown to adulthood, and donated to our class. |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Diptera Culicidae Culex |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | Monarch DNA extraction (NEB) |
| DNA extraction location | Abdomen |
| Single or Duplex PCR | Single Reaction |
| Gel electrophoresis system | |
| Buffer | TAE |
| DNA stain | |
| Gel images |
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| Protocol notes | |
Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | No |
| Confidence level | High |
| Explanation of confidence level | No mark at the 500 level. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence |
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| Summary | The Culex was found to be negative for Wolbachia. |
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