Microbial Analysis of Bite Marks by Sequence Comparison of Streptococcal DNA

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Kennedy, Darnell M ^a,b   Stanton, Jo Ann L ^b   García, José A ^b   Mason, Chris ^b   Rand, Christy J ^b   Kieser, Jules A ^a   Tompkins, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; SPACER DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; BITEMARK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH;

ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BITES, HUMAN; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84871345979     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051757     Document Type: Article

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