Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 59-63 , June 2010

PCR-based detection of salivary bacteria as a marker of expirated blood

  • Daniel A. Power

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Stephen J. Cordiner

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Environmental and Scientific Research, Wellington, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Jules A. Kieser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Geoffrey R. Tompkins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Jacqui Horswell

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Environmental and Scientific Research, Wellington, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 4 9140684; fax: +64 4 9140770.

Received 5 February 2009 ,Revised 9 April 2009 ,Accepted 10 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.04.006

Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 59-63 , June 2010

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