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Use of Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit I (COI) Nucleotide Sequences for Identification of the Korean Luciliinae Fly Species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Forensic Investigations

Authors
Park, Seong HwanZhang, YongPiao, HuguoYu, Dong HaJeong, Hyun JuYoo, Ga YoungChung, UkheeJo, Tae-HoHwang, Juck-Joon
Issue Date
12월-2009
Publisher
KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
Keywords
Forensic Medicine; Entomology; Diptera; Identification; Calliphoridae; Cytochrome-c Oxidase
Citation
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, v.24, no.6, pp.1058 - 1063
Indexed
SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume
24
Number
6
Start Page
1058
End Page
1063
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/118835
DOI
10.3346/jkms.2009.24.6.1058
ISSN
1011-8934
Abstract
Blowflies, especially species belonging to the subfamily Luciliinae, are the first insects to lay eggs on corpses in Korea. Fast and accurate species identification has been a key task for forensic entomologists. Because conventional morphologic identification methods have many limitations with respect to forensic practice, molecular methods have been proposed to identify fly species of forensic importance. To this end, the authors amplified and sequenced the full length of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene of the Luciliinae fly species collected in Korea. The results showed the COI sequences are instrumental in identifying Luciliinae fly species. However, when compared with previously reported data, considerable inconsistencies were noted. Hemipyrellia ligurriens data in this study differed significantly from two of the five pre-existing data. Two closely related species, Lucilia illustris and Lucilia caesar, showed an overlap of COI haplotypes due to four European sequences. The results suggest that more individuals from various geographic regions and additive nuclear DNA markers should be analyzed, and morphologic identification keys must be reconfirmed to overcome these inconsistencies.
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