This brief publication answers frequently asked questions about the microbiology of death.
In this article, the authors answer several questions about the microbiology of death. The questions cover topics about what happens after a mammal dies, how mammalian decomposition is studies, what organs are involved in decomposition, where microbial decomposers come from, whether microbes can be used to estimate time of death, whether environment/season affect decomposition, and whether soil microbes provide clues about the burial or relocation of a body. Additional bibliographic information is also provided for those interested in further reading. (Published Abstract Provided)
Downloads
Similar Publications
- Current State of Knowledge on Implications of Gut Microbiome for Surgical Conditions
- Quantifying and Qualifying the Influence of Standard Laboratory Procedures on Aged, Degraded, and/or Low Copy Number DNA
- Examining the Relationship between Aptamer Complexity and Molecular Discrimination of a Low-Epitope Target