Hi! I found these organisms on a woman's stockings, by rinsing the fragments with serum, and I suspect their presence is the result of friction with a wall covered with mold and/or algae. These are relevant in a forensic case. I think the first 2 represent a fungus, and the last 2 pictures are some unicellular algae. Does someone have a more specific idea of what kind of organisms are in these photos?
I've worked with both and have a PhD in mycology. The first doesn't look like a typical fungus and the second could be a lot of things. Don't think the photos (and you've not shared what you saw on wall scrapings) would stand up to technical dispute in court. If you could do some PCR on both - reproducing what you found on the wall - you'd have a solid connection.
@Dora These pictures do not show the features of any organism in particular. They could be anything. Molecular detection using PCR and DNA Sequences will help.
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