Genotypic comparison of bacteria recovered from human bite marks and teeth using arbitrarily primed PCR

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1265-1270

  Rahimi, M ^a   Heng, N C K ^a   Kieser, J A ^a   Tompkins, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arbitrarily primed PCR; Bacterial genotyping; Bite mark; Forensic dentistry; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC SCIENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOVERY;

AMPLICONS; ARBITRARILY-PRIMED PCR; BACTERIAL GENOTYPING; BITE MARK; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; FORENSIC EVIDENCE; GENOTYPING; MATCHINGS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA;

DENTITION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; GENOTYPE; INCISOR; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 27444444499     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02703.x     Document Type: Article

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