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A diagnosis of the death by drowning using a molecular biological approach

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13670428
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Legal medicine
Research Institution宮崎医科大学

Principal Investigator

KAKIZAKI Eiji (2002)  Miyazaki Medical College, Faculty of Medicine, Assistant Prof., 医学部, 助手 (70284833)

高濱 桂一 (2001)  宮崎医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (70040160)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SEO Yasuhisa  Miyazaki Medical College, Faculty of Medicine, Associate Prof., 医学部, 助教授 (80187830)
柳井 章江  山口大学, 医学部, 助手 (20284854)
柿崎 英二  宮崎医科大学, 医学部, 助手 (70284833)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2002
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
KeywordsLegal Medicine / Diagnosis of drowning / Aquatic bacteria / Marine bacteria / PCR / PCR法 / 溺死
Research Abstract

The diatom identification in lungs and in other organs, as well as in the bone marrow, remains at the present time quite conclusive for the diagnosis of drowning. However, the method has several problems such as destruction and/or loss of diatoms, and an appearance of inorganic crystals which disturbs microscopic observation. To solve these problem, in this study we attempted to establish a new easy method, PCR analysis of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA), to diagnose drowning using marine bacteria. We designed the specific primers regions in 16S rDNA of the marine bacteria (Listonella anguillarum). The 100 fg of template DNA from Listonella anguillarum was amplified by the primers. PCR products from the various bacteria (Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcesceus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Proteus vulgaris, Streptococcus pyogens, Hemophilus influenza) were not detected. When the sea-water was mixed with human blood, the specific PCR products were detected from the blood sample. These results suggested that molecular biological detection of the marine bacteria is useful to diagnose drowning.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2002 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] 柿崎 英二 他4名: "溺水中に存在する水棲細菌の分子生物学的検討について"日本法医学雑誌. 55. 419 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 柿崎 英二 他4名: "溺水中に存在する水棲細菌の分子生物学的検討について-基礎的検討-"日本法医学雑誌. 56. 103 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Kakizaki et al.: "Molecular biological approach to the aquatic bacteria in drowning victim."Jpn. J. Legal Med.. 55. 419 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Kakizaki et al.: "Basic approach on the detection of aquatic bacteria for determination of drowning"Jpn. J. Legal Med.. 56. 103 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 柿崎英二, 瀬尾泰久, 松田洋和, 小澤周二, 高濱桂一: "溺水中に存在する水棲細菌の分子生物学的検討について"日本法医学雑誌. 55・3. 419 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 柿崎英二, 瀬尾泰久, 松田洋和, 小澤周二, 高濱桂一: "溺水中に存在する水棲細菌の検出について-基礎的検討-"日本法医学雑誌. 56・1. 103 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2001-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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