One Hundred Samples Extracted So Far

We have successfully extracted DNA from over 100 pillbugs submitted from Georgia, North Carolina, California and New York. Each sample will have PCR and gene sequence of both the COI mitochondrial gene (for species confirmation and comparison of gene region) and Wsp, a Wolbachia assay gene, we can use to identify the strain of Wolbachia and compare it genetically. So far we are finding Wolbachia in about 60% of our samples. Your funding support will help us afford to sequence both genes for each pillbug. THANK YOU!