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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2013-10-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/01104 |
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