Microbial DNA profiling by multiplex terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism for forensic comparison of soil and the influence of sample condition

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 813-821

  MacDonald, L M ^a   Singh, B K ^a   Thomas, N ^a   Brewer, M J ^b   Campbell, C D ^a   Dawson, L A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Forensic evidence; Fungi; Soil archive; Soil drying

Indexed keywords

DNA; DRYING; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FUNGI; SOIL SURVEYS;

AIR DRYING; ARCHAEON; DNA PROFILES; DNA PROFILING; FORENSIC EVIDENCE; SOIL ARCHIVE; SOIL DNA; SOIL SITES; SOIL-DRYING; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS;

SOILS;

BACTERIAL DNA; FUNGAL DNA;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; POLYMORPHISM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC GENETICS; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 49849101295     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03819.x     Document Type: Article

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