Effect of temperature and time on the thanatomicrobiome of the cecum, ileum, kidney, and lung of domestic rabbits [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2019 Knowledge of changes in the composition of microbial communities (microbiota) in tissues after death, over time, is critical to correctly interpret results of microbiologic testing from postmortem examinations. Limited information is available about postmortem changes of the microbiota and the associated microbial genes (microbiome) of internal organs
Khiem C Lam +2 more
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Postmortem Microbiology in Forensic Diagnostics: Interpretation of Infectious Causes of Death and Emerging Applications [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground/Objectives: Postmortem microbiology has traditionally been regarded with caution in forensic practice due to concerns related to contamination, bacterial translocation, and postmortem microbial overgrowth. As a result, microbiological findings
Jessika Camatti +5 more
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Effects of Extended Postmortem Interval on Microbial Communities in Organs of the Human Cadaver [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Human thanatomicrobiota studies have shown that microorganisms inhabit and proliferate externally and internally throughout the body and are the primary mediators of putrefaction after death.
Holly Lutz +10 more
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Microbial succession in human tissues postmortem: insights from 2bRAD-M sequencing [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumMicrobial communities play a crucial role in decomposition, yet their patterns in human tissues remain underexplored. Most previous research has often focused on animal models such as mice and swine, with limited studies on human samples, primarily ...
Xin Huang +8 more
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Redefining postmortem interval estimation: the need for evidence-based research to bridge science and justice [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyClassical methods for postmortem interval (PMI) estimation have been applied for nearly a century. Contrary to the notion of being simple or easily accessible, these approaches require highly specialized training, including a medical degree, postgraduate
Maria J. Teixeira +11 more
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Characterising Post-mortem Bacterial Translocation Under Clinical Conditions Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing in Two Animal Models. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2021 Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) is the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant occurring within the first year of life where the cause is not immediately obvious. It is believed that a proportion of unexplained infant deaths
Gates L, Klein NJ, Sebire NJ, Alber DG.
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Experimental evaluation on the applicability of necrobiome analysis in forensic veterinary science [PDF]
MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2019., 2019 Despite the wide usage of animals as models in forensic studies, the investigations of fundamental legal questions involving domesticated and nondomesticated animals were always given marginal attention compared to "human forensic," and only recently the
Bortolini, S. +3 more
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Advancing time-since-interval estimation for clandestine graves: a forensic ecogenomics perspective into burial and translocation timelines using massively parallel sequencing. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolForensic taphonomy and entomology has focused on estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI), particularly for surface depositions, using human cadavers and other mammalian models by considering morphological changes of the body and insect activity during ...
de Bruyn C +4 more
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Forensic Applications of Microbiomics: A Review. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2020 The rise of microbiomics and metagenomics has been driven by advances in genomic sequencing technology, improved microbial sampling methods, and fast-evolving approaches in bioinformatics.
Robinson JM +3 more
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Human Decomposition and Time Since Death: Persistent Challenges and Future Directions of Postmortem Interval Estimation in Forensic Anthropology. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolABSTRACT Estimating the time since death, or the postmortem interval (PMI), is a significant component of forensic anthropological analysis when human remains are discovered. Despite decades of research, methods for providing an estimate of the PMI with known error rates are still absent from applied medicolegal forensic work, which prompts the ...
Weisensee KE, Atwell MM.
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