Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification
In recent years many studies have highlighted the great potential of microbial analysis in human identification for forensic purposes, with important differences in microbial community composition and function across different people and locations, showing a certain degree of uncertainty. Therefore,...
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| description | In recent years many studies have highlighted the great potential of microbial analysis in human identification for forensic purposes, with important differences in microbial community composition and function across different people and locations, showing a certain degree of uncertainty. Therefore, further studies are necessary to enable forensic scientists to evaluate the risk of microbial transfer and recovery from various items and to further critically evaluate the suitability of current human DNA recovery protocols for human microbial profiling for identification purposes. While the establishment and development of microbiome research biobanks for clinical applications is already very structured, the development of studies on the applicability of microbiome biobanks for forensic purposes is still in its infancy. The creation of large population microbiome biobanks, specifically dedicated to forensic human identification, could be worthwhile. This could also be useful to increase the practical applications of forensic microbiology for identification purposes, given that this type of evidence is currently absent from most real casework investigations and judicial proceedings in courts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9719bcce6ad4354a483e508a2f3150d2023-11-22T18:26:01ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-10-01910137110.3390/healthcare9101371Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human IdentificationLuciana Caenazzo0Pamela Tozzo1Laboratory of Forensic Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, ItalyLaboratory of Forensic Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, ItalyIn recent years many studies have highlighted the great potential of microbial analysis in human identification for forensic purposes, with important differences in microbial community composition and function across different people and locations, showing a certain degree of uncertainty. Therefore, further studies are necessary to enable forensic scientists to evaluate the risk of microbial transfer and recovery from various items and to further critically evaluate the suitability of current human DNA recovery protocols for human microbial profiling for identification purposes. While the establishment and development of microbiome research biobanks for clinical applications is already very structured, the development of studies on the applicability of microbiome biobanks for forensic purposes is still in its infancy. The creation of large population microbiome biobanks, specifically dedicated to forensic human identification, could be worthwhile. This could also be useful to increase the practical applications of forensic microbiology for identification purposes, given that this type of evidence is currently absent from most real casework investigations and judicial proceedings in courts.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/10/1371microbiomehuman identificationbiobankforensic |
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| title | Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification |
| title_full | Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification |
| title_fullStr | Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification |
| title_short | Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification |
| title_sort | microbiome forensic biobanking a step toward microbial profiling for forensic human identification |
| topic | microbiome human identification biobank forensic |
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