The use of bacteria for the identification of vaginal secretions

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 311-315

  Fleming, Rachel I ^a   Harbison, Sallyann ^a  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Forensic; mRNA multiplex; Vaginal secretions

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SPERM; VAGINA SECRETION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; VAGINA;

EID: 77956940747     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. S.S. Tobe, N. Watson, and N.N. Daéid Evaluation of six presumptive tests for blood, their specificity, sensitivity, and effect on high molecular-weight DNA J. Forensic Sci. 52 1 2007 102 109
2. R.S. Higaki, and W.M.S. Philip A study of the sensitivity, stability and specificity of phenolphthalein as an indicator test for blood Can. Soc. Forensic Sci. J. 9 3 1976 97 102
3. A.C. Ponce, and F.A.V. Pascual Critical revision of presumptive tests for bloodstains Forensic Sci. Commun. 1 2 1999 1 15
4. R.E. Gaensslen Sourcebook in Forensic Serology, Immunology, and Biochemistry 1983 U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC
5. R.I. Fleming, S.A. Harbison, The development of a mRNA multiplex RT-PCR assay for the definitive identification of body fluids, Forensic Sci. Int. Genet., doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.10.006.
6. M. Setzer, J. Juusola, and J. Ballantyne Recovery and stability of RNA in vaginal swabs and blood, semen, and saliva stains J. Forensic Sci. 53 2008 296 305
7. D. Zubakov, E. Hanekamp, M. Kokshoorn, W. van Ijeken, and M. Kayser Stable RNA markers for identification of blood and saliva stains revealed from whole genome expression analysis of time-wise degraded samples Int. J. Legal Med. 122 2008 135 142
8. M. Bauer, and D. Patzelt Evaluation of mRNA markers for the identification of menstrual blood J. Forensic Sci. 47 2002 1 5
9. M. Bauer, and D. Patzelt A method for simultaneous RNA and DNA isolation from dried blood and semen stains Forensic Sci. Int. 136 2003 76 78
10. J. Juusola, and J. Ballantyne Messenger RNA profiling: a prototype method to supplant conventional methods for body fluid identification Forensic Sci. Int. 135 2003 85 96
11. M. Alvarez, J. Juusola, and J. Ballantyne An mRNA and DNA co-isolation method for forensic casework samples Anal. Biochem. 335 2004 289 298
12. J. Juusola, and J. Ballantyne Multiplex mRNA profiling for the identification of body fluids Forensic Sci. Int. 152 2005 1 12
13. R. Fang, C.F. Manohar, C. Shulse, M. Brevnov, A. Wong, O.V. Petrauskene, P. Brzoska, and M.R. Furtado Real-time PCR assays for the detection of tissue and body fluid specific mRNAs Int. Cong. Ser. 1288 2006 685 687
14. C. Nussbaumer, E. Gharehbaghi-Schnell, and I. Korschineck Messenger RNA profiling: a novel method for body fluid identification by real-time PCR Forensic Sci. Int. 157 2006 181 186
15. J. Juusola, and J. Ballantyne mRNA profiling for body fluid identification by multiplex quantitative RT-PCR J. Forensic Sci. 52 2007 1 11
16. C. Haas, B. Klesser, C. Maake, W. Bär, and A. Kratzer mRNA profiling for body fluid identification by reverse transcription endpoint PCR and real time PCR Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. 3 2009 80 88
17. B. Liu, J.R. Lague, D.P. Nunes, P. Toseli, F.G. Oppenheim, R.V. Soares, R.F. Troxler, and G.D. Offner Expression of membrane-associated mucins MUC1 and MUC4 in major human salivary glands J. Histochem. Cytochem. 50 2002 811 820
18. Y. Abiko, M. Nishimura, and T. Kaku Defensins in saliva and the salivary glands Med. Electron. Microsc. 36 2003 247 252
19. H. Nakanishi, A. Kido, T. Ohmori, A. Takada, M. Hara, N. Adachi, and K. Saito A novel method for the identification of saliva by detecting oral streptococci using PCR Forensic Sci. Int. 183 2009 20 23
20. H. Nam, K. Whang, and Y. Lee Analysis of vaginal lactic acid producing bacteria in healthy women J. Microbiol. 45 2007 515 520
21. A. Vásquez, T. Jakobsson, S. Ahrné, U. Forsum, and G. Molin Vaginal Lactobacillus Flora of healthy Swedish women J. Clin. Microbiol. 40 2002 2746 2749
22. S.S. Witkin, I.M. Linhares, and P. Giraldo Bacterial flora of the female genital tract: function and immune regulation Best Practice Res. Clin. Obstet. Gynaecol. 21 2007 347 354
23. Y.-L. Song, N. Kato, C.-X. Liu, Y. Matsumiya, H. Kato, and K. Watanabe Rapid identification of 11 human intestinal Lactobacillus species by multiplex PCR assays using group- and species-specific primers derived from the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region and its flanking 23S rRNA FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 187 2000 167 173
24. S.I. Pavlova, and L. Tao Induction of vaginal Lactobacillus phages by the cigarette smoke chemical Benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide Mutat. Res. 466 2000 57 62
25. H.L. Martin Jr., B.A. Richardson, P.M. Nyange, L. Lavreys, S.L. Hillier, B. Chohan, K. Mandalia, J.O. Ndinya-achola, J. Bwayo, and J. Kreiss Vaginal Lactobacilli, microbial flora, and risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and sexually transmitted disease acquisition J. Infect. Dis. 180 1999 1863 1868
26. J.M.T.H. Miller, and S. Shah Susceptibility patterns of vaginal Lactobacilli to eleven oral antibiotics J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 33 1994 1059 1060
27. G.P. Testore, C. Sarrecchia, E. Zupi, P. Sordillo, E. Valli, F. Bove, and M. Andreoni Antibiotic susceptibility of Lactobacilli isolated from the cervix of healthy women Microbial Ecol. Health 14 2002 14 18
28. S.Y. Choi, C.E. Chang, S.C. Kim, and J.-S. So Antimicrobial susceptibility and strain prevalence of Korean vaginal Lactobacillus spp. Anaerobe 9 2003 277 280
29. M.N. Austin, L.A. Meyn, and S.L. Hillier Susceptibility of vaginal bacteria to metronidazole and tinidazole Anaerobe 12 2006 227 230
30. G. Tempera, G. Abbadessa, G. Bonfiglio, E. Cammarata, A. Cianci, S. Corsello, A. Raimondi, G. Ettore, D. Nicolosi, and P.M. Furneri J. Chemother. 18 2006 409 414