Forensic Ecogenomics : The Application of Microbial Ecology Analyses in Forensic Contexts

ISBN-13: 9780128093603 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 258 str.

Opis

Microbiological analyses in modern crime scenes are exemplified by the emergence of interface disciplines such as microbial forensics, environmental forensics and the emergent topic forensic ecogenomics. Forensic Ecogenomics: A Seminal Discourse Using Global Case Studies will include collaborative laboratory and pilot-scale investigations and case studies between researchers and practitioners, essential to demonstrate the application potential of forensic ecogenomics in real crime scenes involving decomposing human remains. The volume provides additional intelligence of environmental sample provenance; indicates the body decomposition timeline to support postmortem interval (PMI) and postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) estimates; and enhances identification of clandestine and transit grave locations. A diverse group of international experts have come together to present a clear perspective of forensic ecogenomics which encapsulates cutting-edge, topical and relevant cross-disciplinary approaches vital to the field.

• Considers the effects of decomposition on bacterial, fungal and mesofaunal populations in pristine ecosystems
• Examines the role of the microbiome, necrobiome and thanatomicrobiome in postmortem interval estimations
• Focuses on the application of different analytical techniques, across forensics, to enhance / expand the crime scene investigation toolkit
• Written by a wide range of international experts in their respective fields

Spis treści

1. General Introduction: method applications at the interface of microbial ecology and forensic investigation 2. Forensic Taphonomy 3. The method debate: a state-of-the art analysis of PMI estimation techniques 4. Implications of the investigative animal model 5. The role of the microbiome in PMI estimation 6. What is the "thanatomicrobiome” and what is its relevance to forensic investigations? 7. Assessing subsurface decomposition and potential impacts on forensic investigations 8. From experimental work to real crime scenes and the courts 9. Summary: an assessment of achievements, limitations and potential of Forensic Ecogenomics

O autorze

T. Komang Ralebitso-Senior is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She has studied at the City University of New York, the University of Natal (South Africa), and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She held post-doctoral positions at the BioMEMS Laboratory of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Oxford. Komang is a STEM Ambassador and member of the Society for Applied Microbiology and the International Society for Microbial Ecology.