Understanding the factors that may impact the transfer, persistence, prevalence and
recovery of DNA (DNA-TPPR), and the availability of data to assign probabilities to DNA …

In contrast to other forensic disciplines, forensic microbiology is still too often considered a
“side activity” and is not able to make a real and concrete contribution to forensic …

Human saliva contains diverse bacterial communities, reflecting health status, dietary
patterns and contributing to variability in the sensory perception of food. Many descriptions …

The human oral microbiome has primarily been studied in clinical settings and for medical
purposes. More recently, oral microbial research has been incorporated into other areas of …

Saliva is a common body fluid with significant forensic value used to investigate criminal
cases such as murder and assault. In the past, saliva identification often relied on the α …

Sexual assault offences are one of the most serious crimes committed against a person,
typically rank only second to homicide, and represent one of the major challenges in …

Vaginal fluid analysis plays a crucial role in sexual assault investigations. However, vaginal
fluid found at crime scenes is usually subject to a certain duration of exposure. This study …

If vaginal fluid is found on clothing or on the body of the suspect, it may indicate the
occurrence of sexual assault. Therefore, it is important to collect the victim's vaginal fluid at …

If a DNA sample collected in the field is old or degraded, short tandem repeat analysis is
difficult to perform, a representative analysis method currently used for individual …

Important forensic evidence traced from crime scenes, such as fecal materials, can help in
the forensic investigation of criminal cases. Intestines are the largest microbial pool in the …