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Challenges in Human Skin Microbial Profiling for Forensic Science: A Review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Forensic Microbiomics and Trace Microbial Evidence: Molecular Innovations for Linking Suspects, Objects, and Environments.Microorganisms · 2026Review
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- Advances in biosensors for bacterial detection and identification.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Review
- Characterization of challenging forensic DNA traces using advanced molecular technologies.International journal of legal medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of the full-length sequence and sub-regions of 16S rRNA gene for skin microbiome profiling.mSystems · 2024Article
- Research progress on the application of 16S rRNA gene sequencing and machine learning in forensic microbiome individual identification.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Recent advances in forensic biology and forensic DNA typing: INTERPOL review 2019-2022.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2023Article
- Towards standardized and reproducible research in skin microbiomes.Environmental microbiology · 2022Review
- Identifying individual-specific microbial DNA fingerprints from skin microbiomes.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Comparative histological analysis of the skin for forensic investigation of some animal species.EXCLI journal · 2022Article
- Usefulness of Microbiome for Forensic Geolocation: A Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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- On the Identification of Body Fluids and Tissues: A Crucial Link in the Investigation and Solution of Crime.Genes · 2021Review
- Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Developments in forensic DNA analysis.Emerging topics in life sciences · 2021Review
- Special Issue "Forensic Genetics and Genomics".Genes · 2021Article
- Forensic Analysis of Human Microbiome in Skin and Body Fluids Based on Geographic Location.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
- Trick or Treating in Forensics-The Challenge of the Saliva Microbiome: A Narrative Review.Microorganisms · 2020Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The human microbiome is comprised of the microbes that live on and within an individual, as well as immediately surrounding them. Microbial profiling may have forensic utility in the identification or association of individuals with criminal activities, using microbial signatures derived from a personal microbiome. This review highlights some important aspects of recent studies, many of which have revealed issues involving the effect of contamination of microbial samples from both technical and environmental sources and their impacts on microbiome research and the potential forensic applications of microbial profiling. It is imperative that these challenges be discussed and evaluated within a forensic context to better understand the future directions and potential applications of microbial profiling for human identification. It is necessary that the limitations identified be resolved prior to the adoption of microbial profiling, or, at a minimum, acknowledged by those applying this new approach.
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