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Table 6 Results of 16S marker analysis

From: Pet fur or fake fur? A forensic approach

Sample name

16S consensus sequence

Identified species

Percentage of similarity

A1

✓

Canis lupus familiaris

99% match

A2

✓

Canis lupus familiaris

99% match

A3

✓

Homo sapiens

95% match

A4

=

Not available

 

A5

=

Not available

 

B1

=

Not available

 

B2

✓

Homo sapiens

95% match

B3

=

Not available

 

B4

=

Not available

 

B5

=

Not available

 

B6

=

Not available

 

B7

=

Not available

 
  1. Species identification of fur samples and percentage of similarity after research conducted using the BLAST tool. ✓ success in obtaining the consensus sequence; = failure in obtaining the consensus sequence.