Sample information |
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| Location | |
| Collection date | 09/24/2020 |
| Captive / Cultivated? | Wild-caught |
| Group | Hillsboro High School |
| Observations | I collected this ant from under old wet pieces of wood found in the woods. I collected this ant at around 6 pm and it was in the lower 70s outside. There was an abundance of these ants along with others in this environment. |
| Putative identification | Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae |
Methods |
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| Extraction kit | DNeasy (Qiagen) |
| DNA extraction location | Whole arthropod |
| Single or Duplex PCR | |
| Gel electrophoresis system | |
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Results |
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| Wolbachia presence | Unknown |
| Confidence level | Low |
| Explanation of confidence level | I don’t that much knowledge on Wolbachia in ants, so I don’t feel as though I can be very confident. |
| Wolbachia 16S sequence | |
| Arthropod COI sequence |
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| Summary | |
Water Boatman