ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2020
Retrieving forensic information about the donor through bacterial profiling.
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- Impact of the Human Microbiome in Forensic Sciences: a Systematic Review.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2020Pooled it
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- Forensic Microbiology: When, Where and How.Microorganisms · 2024Review
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- The Future Is Now: Unraveling the Expanding Potential of Human (Necro)Microbiome in Forensic Investigations.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Recent advances in forensic biology and forensic DNA typing: INTERPOL review 2019-2022.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2023Article
- Interpol review of fingermarks and other body impressions 2019 - 2022).Forensic science international. Synergy · 2023Review
- Predicting the Postmortem Interval Based on Gravesoil Microbiome Data and a Random Forest Model.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- [Simultaneous determination of 36 hypotensive drugs in fingerprints by ultra performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole composite linear ion trap mass spectrometry].Se pu = Chinese journal of chromatography · 2022Article
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- Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Exploration of the microbiome community for saliva, skin, and a mixture of both from a population living in Guangdong.International journal of legal medicine · 2021Article
- Forensic Analysis of Human Microbiome in Skin and Body Fluids Based on Geographic Location.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
- Skin Microbiome Analysis for Forensic Human Identification: What Do We Know So Far?Microorganisms · 2020Review
- Forensic Applications of Microbiomics: A Review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Review
- Interpol review of fingermarks and other body impressions 2016-2019.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2020Review
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Abstract
When fingermarks are left on a surface, bacteria originating from the donor's skin are also deposited. The skin microbiome is believed to be extremely diverse between individuals, allowing for potential matching between the bacterial communities and touched objects, known as "bacterial profiling". This study stepped further and investigated how the bacterial profile could be used as an indicator of donor characteristics of potential forensic intelligence interest. Forty-five participants were asked to touch DNA-free playing cards with their dominant and non-dominant hands. Cards were swabbed and bacterial communities determined through 16S rRNA sequencing. Diversity and abundance of bacteria were compared to donor characteristics of gender, age, ethnicity, handedness, home location, sample location, occupation, diet type, use of moisturisers, use of hand sanitisers and use of public transport. Correlations between the bacterial profile with gender, ethnicity, diet type and hand sanitiser use were found. Specifically, the absence of Lactococcus indicated a primarily Chinese diet, while the absence of Alloiococcus indicated female gender, Asian ethnicity and hand sanitiser use. Testing of the prediction models demonstrated highest accuracy for gender estimation, while the prediction of other characteristics showed lower success. This study showed a correlation between the presence of certain bacterial species on donor's hands and personal characteristics of potential forensic relevance, thus demonstrating a novel application of microbiome genotyping in forensic science.
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