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Forensic microbiology [electronic resource] / edited by David O. Carter (Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA), Jeffery K. Tomberlin (Texas A&M University, USA), M. Eric Benbow (Michigan State University, USA), Jessica L. Metcalf (Colorado State University, USA).

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Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2017.
Physical Description
xxiv, 391 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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Carter, David O., Tomberlin, Jeffery K., Benbow, Mark Eric, 1971-, and Metcalf, Jessica L.
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Contents
A primer on microbiology -- History, current, and future use of microorganisms as physical evidence -- Approaches and considerations for forensic microbiology decomposition research -- Sampling methods and data generation -- An introduction to metagenomic data generation, analysis, visualization, and interpretation -- Culture and long-term storage of microorganisms for forensic science -- Clinical microbiology and virology in the context of the autopsy -- Postmortem bacterial translocation -- Microbial impacts in postmortem toxicology -- Microbial communities associated with decomposing corpses -- Arthropod-microbe interactions on vertebrate remains: Potential applications in the forensic sciences -- Microbes, anthropology, and bones -- Forensic microbiology in built environments -- Soil bacteria as trace evidence -- DNA profiling of bacteria from human hair: Potential and pitfalls -- Perspectives on the future of forensic microbiology.
Summary
Forensic Microbiology focuses on newly emerging areas of microbiology relevant to medicolegal and criminal investigations: postmortem changes, establishing cause of death, estimating postmortem interval, and trace evidence analysis. Recent developments in sequencing technology allow researchers, and potentially practitioners, to examine microbial communities at unprecedented resolution and in multidisciplinary contexts. This detailed study of microbes facilitates the development of new forensic tools that use the structure and function of microbial communities as physical evidence. Chapters cover: -Experiment design -Data analysis -Sample preservation -The influence of microbes on results from autopsy, toxicology, and histology -Decomposition ecology -Trace evidence This diverse, rapidly evolving field of study has the potential to provide high quality microbial evidence which can be replicated across laboratories, providing spatial and temporal evidence which could be crucial in a broad range of investigative contexts. This book is intended as a resource for students, microbiologists, investigators, pathologists, and other forensic science professionals.
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9781119062554
1119062551
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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