Vaginal microbial flora analysis by next generation sequencing and microarrays; can microbes indicate vaginal origin in a forensic context?

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 303-310

  Benschop, Corina C G ^a   Quaak, Frederike C A ^a   Boon, Mathilde E ^b   Sijen, Titia ^a   Kuiper, Irene ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN CYTOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body site identification; Forensic science; Microarray; Microbial flora; Next generation sequencing; Vaginal swabs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECES; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAND; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN MICROARRAY; SALIVA; SKIN; SPERM; URINE; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BLOOD; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECES; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GENETIC VARIATION; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; METAGENOME; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SEMEN; SKIN; URINE; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862998176     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0660-8     Document Type: Article

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