STR analysis of human DNA from maggots fed on decomposing bodies: Assessment of the time period for successful analysis

STR analysis of human DNA from maggots fed on decomposing bodies: Assessment of the time period for successful analysis

Frequently, forensic entomology is applied in the use of insect maggots for the identification of specimens or remains of humans. Maggot crop analysis could be valuable in criminal investigations when maggots are found at a crime scene and a corpse is absent. Human short tandem repeat (STR) has prev...

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Main Authors: Daniel Gachuiri Njau, E.K. Muge, P.W. Kinyanjui, C.O.A. Omwandho, Sophie Mukwana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
Protophormia terraenovae
Short tandem repeats (STR)
Maggots
DNA
Decomposing bodies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X15000295

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