Forensic Science Seminar
Peer-reviewed forensic science journal · Established 2011
ISSN 2157-118XFOREN SCI SEM · Volume 7

Review Articles · Review R1

Microbial Forensics: The Biggest Thing Since DNA?

Edwin Eugene Steussy, Jonathan A. Eisen, Edward J. Imwinkelried, Anne-Mieke Vandamme

Forensic Science Seminar · 2017 · Volume 7 · Issue 2 · 1–16

Peer ReviewedISSN 2157-118XIssue date 31 December 2017
Affiliations
  1. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, United States.
  2. University of California, Davis Genome Center, United States.
  3. University of California, Davis School of Law, United States.
  4. KU Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Belgium.
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Summary

This review introduces microbial forensics and the use of microbial genetic information in legal and forensic contexts. It explains how microbial communities and phylogenetic analysis may provide evidentiary information and discusses the scientific validation questions that arise when such evidence is presented in court.

Keywords: Microbial forensics; Microbiome; DNA sequencing; Phylogenetic analysis; Forensic science

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Document codeR1 · Review
JournalForensic Science Seminar
ISSN2157-118X
Volume / Issue7 / 2
Pages1–16
Official issue date31 December 2017
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