Diurnal variation in the human skin microbiome affects accuracy of forensic microbiome matching
Abstract Background The human skin microbiome has been recently investigated as a potential forensic tool, as people leave traces of their potentially unique microbiomes on objects and surfaces with which they interact. In this metagenomic study of four people in Hong Kong, their homes, and public s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01082-1 |