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CANADIAN SOCIETY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE JOURNAL
Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 39-47Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2018.1463131
Keywords
Forensic mycology; fungi; cadaver decomposition; forensic Ascomycetes; forensic Eurotiomycetes
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- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica under Grant UNLP Project [PICT-170, 11/N773]
- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica under Grant CICPBA Project [PICT-170]
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Cadavers are an abundant source of organic matter. During their decomposition, a variety of organisms - insects, bacteria, and fungi - can feed on them. Within the ambit of forensic science, fungi have thus far received little attention. Nevertheless, the current study found that forensic mycology can be developed as a tool that provides useful evidence for case resolution. The fungal biota found growing on the surface of two cadavers with different post-mortem intervals (PMI) was examined and identified. The fungal samples were cultured and identified by morphology and molecular genetics. Fungal species such as Arthrinium arundinis, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus terreus, Candida guillermondii, Candida lypolitica, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Chrysosporium merdarium, and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis were registered. These findings are the first contributions to forensic mycology from Argentine research. In combination with the joint investigations of forensic researchers worldwide, these results should contribute in the discussion of the use of mycology as a valid forensic tool in which fungi can provide evidence in complex cases.
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