Kelly Ann Meiklejohn

Dye-based qPCR assays for the separate quantification of total bacterial, fungal, arthropod, and plant DNA

Tiedge, T. M., Love, K. R., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2026, March 6). (A. Palsson, Ed.). PLoS ONE.

Probabilistic genotyping of non-human DNA mixtures: Using MaSTR™ to analyze mixed canine STRs genotyped with DogFiler

Badgett, S. L., Tiedge, T. M., Parker, T. B., Love, K. R., Flack, N. K., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2026, January 28). Forensic Science International Genetics, Vol. 1.

A species-group framework to unravel blowfly diversity: integrative revision of the Calliphora clarki-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Johnston, N. P., Szpila, K., Pape, T., Meiklejohn, K. A., Foley, L. B., & Wallman, J. F. (2025, April 29). European Journal of Taxonomy, Vol. 989, pp. 94–118.

Assessing the value of bacteria, plants, fungi and arthropods characterized via DNA metabarcoding for separation of forensic-like surface soils at varied spatial scales

Meiklejohn, K. A., Scheible, M. K. R., Layne, T., Tiedge, T. M., Love, K., Hietpas, J., … Stern, L. A. (2025, October 25). Forensic Science International Genetics.

Carrion‐breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults

Johnston, N. P., Butterworth, N. J., Meiklejohn, K. A., Grzywacz, A., Pape, T., Szpila, K., & Wallman, J. F. (2025, March 10). Austral Entomology, Vol. 64.

DNA Metabarcoding Using Indexed Primers: Workflow to Characterize Bacteria, Fungi, Plants, and Arthropods from Environmental Samples

Tiedge, T. M., Rabasco, J. T., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2025, February 17). Diversity, Vol. 17.

Evaluating non-destructive sampling methods of parchment for genomic sequencing

Diaz, L. D., Scheible, M., Stinson, T. L., Livingston, I., Breen, M., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2025, June 5). Npj Heritage Science, Vol. 13.

Evaluation of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus RNA contamination on swine industry transportation vehicles

Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 237, 106447.

Phylogenomics and the evolution of larval feeding habits in the blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Beza‐Beza, C. F., Soghigian, J., Bailey, E., Johnston, N. P., Cassel, B. K., Bayless, K. M., … Wiegmann, B. M. (2025, December 12). Systematic Entomology.

Practical and cost-effective method for the isolation of pollen grains from various sources

Kuddar, O. S., Callahan, B. J., Bernhardt, C., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2025, June 1). Acta Palaeobotanica.

Utilizing eDNA from bacteria, fungi, plants, and arthropods associated with mock geologic evidence for sample-to-sample comparisons and study site separation: A feasibility study

Tiedge, T. M., Love, K. R., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2025, April 12). Forensic Science International Genetics, Vol. 78.

Bed bugs, Cimex lectularius: Undercover agents in forensic investigations

Meiklejohn, K. A., Schal, C., & Lodhi, K. M. (2024, October 14). Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 10.

Ophthalmomyiasis Case Caused by Two Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Species in North America

Parker, T. B., Meiklejohn, K. A., Dahlem, G. A., Eagle, R. C., & Heersink, M. J. (2024, May 14). (S. G. Schwartz, Ed.). The Scientific World JOURNAL.

The development of non-destructive sampling methods of parchment skins for genetic species identification

Scheible, M., Stinson, T. L., Breen, M., Callahan, B. J., Thomas, R., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2024, March 20). (A. R. Shakoori, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 19.

Assessing three soil removal methods for environmental DNA analysis of mock forensic geology evidence

Tiedge, T. M., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2023, October 15). Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 10.

Using FastID to analyze complex SNP mixtures from indoor dust

Meiklejohn, K. A., Scheible, M. K. R., Boggs, L. M., Dunn, R. R., & Ricke, D. O. (2023, April 3). Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4.

Assessing the lysis of diverse pollen from bulk environmental samples for DNA metabarcoding

Moore, M. A., Scheible, M. K. R., Robertson, J. B., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2022, September 23). Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, Vol. 6.

An alternate workflow for preparing Precision ID Ancestry and Identity Panel libraries for Illumina sequencing

Scheible, M. K. R., Timpano, E. K., Boggs, L. M., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2021, March 4). International Journal of Legal Medicine, Vol. 135, pp. 1717–1726.

Comparison of polymerases used for amplification of mitochondrial DNA from challenging hairs and hairs of various treatments

Damaso, N., Ashe, E. C., Meiklejohn, K. A., Kavlick, M. F., & Robertson, J. M. (2021, February 16). Forensic Science International Genetics, Vol. 52.

Current methods, future directions and considerations of DNA-based taxonomic identification in wildlife forensics

Meiklejohn, K. A., Burnham-Curtis, M. K., Straughan, D. J., Giles, J., & Moore, M. K. (2021, September 20). Forensic Science International Animals and Environments, Vol. 1, p. 100030.

Using hybridization capture to obtain mitochondrial genomes from forensically relevant North American canids: Assessing sequence variation for species identification

Scheible, M. K. R., Straughan, D. J., Burnham-Curtis, M. K., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2021, June 25). Forensic Science International Animals and Environments, Vol. 1, p. 100018.

Optimization of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) for characterizing land plants from soil

Timpano, E. K., Scheible, M. K. R., & Meiklejohn, K. A. (2020, April 16). (R. Kalendar, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 15, p. e0231436.

Performance Comparison of Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS) Instruments Using Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Panels for Ancestry

Cooley, A. M., Meiklejohn, K. A., Damaso, N., Robertson, J. M., & Cruz, T. D. (2020, September 11). SLAS TECHNOLOGY.

Sequence-based autosomal STR characterization in four US populations using PowerSeq™ Auto/Y system

Silva, D. S. B. S., Scheible, M. K., Bailey, S. F., Williams, C. L., Allwood, J. S., Just, R. S., … Faith, S. A. (2020, May 23). Forensic Science International Genetics.

The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene

Kidd, K. K., Pakstis, A. J., Donnelly, M. P., Bulbul, O., Cherni, L., Gurkan, C., … Speed, W. C. (2020, September 22). Scientific Reports, Vol. 10.

Assessment of BOLD and GenBank – Their accuracy and reliability for the identification of biological materials

Meiklejohn, K. A., Damaso, N., & Robertson, J. M. (2019, June 19). (S. D. Fugmann, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 14, p. e0217084.

Single Fragment or Bulk Soil DNA Metabarcoding: Which is Better for Characterizing Biological Taxa Found in Surface Soils for Sample Separation?

Genes, 10(6), 431.

A protocol for obtaining DNA barcodes from plant and insect fragments isolated from forensic-type soils

International Journal of Legal Medicine, 132(6), 1515–1526.

An automated independent workflow for the analysis of massively parallel sequence data from forensic SNP assays

Vlachos, N. T., Meiklejohn, K. A., & Robertson, J. M. (2018, July 16). Electrophoresis, Vol. 39, pp. 2752–2756.

Evaluation of the Precision ID Identity Panel for the Ion Torrent™ PGM™ sequencer

Forensic Science International: Genetics, 31, 48–56.

Isolation of Mitochondrial DNA from Single, Short Hairs without Roots Using Pressure Cycling Technology

SLAS TECHNOLOGY: Translating Life Sciences Innovation, 23(1), 97–105.

Sarcophaga maxima sp. nov. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaginae), a new Australian flesh fly recognised by morphology and DNA barcoding

Austral Entomology, 57(1), 17–24.

Analysis of a Rapid Evolutionary Radiation Using Ultraconserved Elements: Evidence for a Bias in Some Multispecies Coalescent Methods

Systematic Biology, 65(4), 612–627.

Sorting out relationships among the grouse and ptarmigan using intron, mitochondrial, and ultra-conserved element sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 98, 123–132.

52 additional reference population samples for the 55 AISNP panel

Forensic Science International: Genetics, 19, 269–271.

A Preliminary Framework for DNA Barcoding, Incorporating the Multispecies Coalescent

Systematic Biology, 63(4), 639–644.

Assessing PreCR™ repair enzymes for restoration of STR profiles from artificially degraded DNA for human identification

Forensic Science International: Genetics, 12, 168–180.

Incongruence among different mitochondrial regions: A case study using complete mitogenomes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 78, 314–323.

The evolution of peafowl and other taxa with ocelli (eyespots): a phylogenomic approach

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1790), 20140823–20140823.

A key to the Australian Sarcophagidae (Diptera) with special emphasis on Sarcophaga (sensu lato)

Zootaxa, 3680(1), 148.

DNA Barcoding Identifies all Immature Life Stages of a Forensically Important Flesh Fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58(1), 184–187.

Phylogeography of the Rickett’s big-footed bat, Myotis pilosus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): a novel pattern of genetic structure of bats in China

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 13(1), 241.

Updates on the taxonomy and nomenclature of Australian Sarcophaga (sensu lato) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa, 3680(1), 139.

Utility of COI, CAD and morphological data for resolving relationships within the genus Sarcophaga (sensu lato) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A preliminary study

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 69(1), 133–141.

Comprehensive evaluation of DNA barcoding for the molecular species identification of forensically important Australian Sarcophagidae (Diptera)

Invertebrate Systematics, 26(6), 515.

Notes on the Distribution of 31 Species of Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in Australia, Including new Records in Australia for Eight Species

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 136(1), 56–64.

DNA-based identification of forensically important Australian Sarcophagidae (Diptera)

International Journal of Legal Medicine, 125(1), 27–32.