A microbial clock provides an accurate estimate of the postmortem interval in a mouse model system

A microbial clock provides an accurate estimate of the postmortem interval in a mouse model system

Establishing the time since death is critical in every death investigation, yet existing techniques are susceptible to a range of errors and biases. For example, forensic entomology is widely used to assess the postmortem interval (PMI), but errors can range from days to months. Microbes may provide...

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Main Authors: Jessica L Metcalf, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Antonio Gonzalez, Christian L Lauber, Dan Knights, Gail Ackermann, Gregory C Humphrey, Matthew J Gebert, Will Van Treuren, Donna Berg-Lyons, Kyle Keepers, Yan Guo, James Bullard, Noah Fierer, David O Carter, Rob Knight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-10-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
decomposition
microbial succession
time since death
forensics
postmortem interval
microbial ecology
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/01104

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