Mbt. Webb et al., MICROBIAL DNA CHALLENGE STUDIES OF VARIABLE NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT (VNTR) PROBES USED FOR DNA PROFILING ANALYSIS, Journal of forensic sciences, 38(5), 1993, pp. 1172-1175
DNA probes commonly used for forensic DNA profiling analysis were hybr
idized to Hinfl digested DNA isolated from various common microbial sp
ecies. Extended exposures to light sensitive film failed to detect any
DNA fragments of a microbial origin following hybridizations to radio
-labeled DNA insert single-locus probes (SLPs) and nonisotopically lab
eled oligonucleotide SLPs.