PCR-based detection of salivary bacteria as a marker of expirated blood

Science and Justice

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-63

  Power, Daniel A ^a   Cordiner, Stephen J ^b   Kieser, Jules A ^c   Tompkins, Geoffrey R ^c   Horswell, Jacqui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood spatter; Forensic science; Microbial forensics; Saliva; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD STAIN; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REACTION TIME; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD STAINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; TEXTILES;

EID: 77951296038     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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