Identification (biology)

Pathology

Microbiome

Forensic identification

16S ribosomal RNA

Physiology

Saliva

Bacteria

Bioinformatics

Criminology

Biology

Gene

Metagenomics

Psychology

Crime scene

Ecology

Body fluid

Computational biology

Genetics

Biochemistry

Medicine

Forensic Science International Genetics

Determining the presence of biological traces at a crime scene and identifying their body site of origin are important aspects of the reconstruction of crime scene events and for the selection of samples for further downstream analyses, including DNA testing [1]. Establishing whether a stain corresponds to saliva, skin, vaginal fluid, semen, or menstrual blood, among others, is valuable information that may aid in clarifying the activities that took place, for instance, in the case of sexual assault.

Microbiome-based body fluid identification of samples exposed to indoor conditions