Work

Thanatomicrobiome composition profiling as a tool for forensic investigation

Year: 2018

Type: review

Abstract: Thanatomicrobiome, or the postmortem microbiome, has been recognized as a useful microbial marker of the time and location of host death. In this mini-review, we compare the experimental methods commonly applied to thanatomicrobiome studies to the state-of-the-art methodologies in the microbiome field. Then, we review present findings in thanatomicrobiome studies, focusing on the diversity of the thanatomicrobiome composition and prediction models that have been proposed. Finally, we discuss potential improvements and future directions of the field.

Source: Forensic Sciences Research

DOI: 10.1080/20961790.2018.1466430

Authors: Wei Zhou, Yingnan Bian

Institutions: The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Institute of Forensic Science

Language: English

Topic: Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, National Key Research and Development Program of China

Awards: G1335984707, G3596541014, G5212796965