Identification of forensically important Chrysomya (Diptera: Calliphoridae) species using the second ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS2)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 177, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 238-247

  Nelson, Leigh A ^a   Wallman, James F ^a   Dowton, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chrysomya; Forensic entomology; ITS regions; PCR RFLP; Species determination

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHRYSOMA; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; FLY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 41649111471     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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