SynthesisApplied and environmental microbiology2020
Impact of the Human Microbiome in Forensic Sciences: a Systematic Review.
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- Differentiating hemorrhagic shock and organophosphate poisoning through integrated skin microbiome-metabolome signatures.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Forging new insights in forensic microbiome studies: A 2000 to 2024 bibliometric analysis redefining the landscape.Medicine · 2026Review
- The Mystery of the Hidden Trace: Emerging Genetic Approaches to Improve Body Fluid Identification.Genes · 2026Review
- Characterization of vaginal microbiota diversity by 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- FatalPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Forensic Microbiology: When, Where and How.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Assessing the feasibility of free DNA for disaster victim identification and forensic applications.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Future Is Now: Unraveling the Expanding Potential of Human (Necro)Microbiome in Forensic Investigations.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Towards standardized and reproducible research in skin microbiomes.Environmental microbiology · 2022Review
- Methods used in microbial forensics and epidemiological investigations for stronger health systems.Forensic sciences research · 2022Review
- Is There a Role for the Microbiome and Sudden Death? A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Usefulness of Microbiome for Forensic Geolocation: A Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Microbiome Forensic Biobanking: A Step toward Microbial Profiling for Forensic Human Identification.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Diurnal variation in the human skin microbiome affects accuracy of forensic microbiome matching.Microbiome · 2021Article
- Forensic Analysis of Human Microbiome in Skin and Body Fluids Based on Geographic Location.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
- At the Interface of Life and Death: Post-mortem and Other Applications of Vaginal, Skin, and Salivary Microbiome Analysis in Forensics.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Review
- Acute Radiation Syndrome and the Microbiome: Impact and Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Numerous studies relate differences in microbial communities to human health and disease; however, little is known about microbial changes that occur postmortem or the possible applications of microbiome analysis in the field of forensic science. The aim of this review was to study the microbiome and its applications in forensic sciences and to determine the main lines of investigation that are emerging, as well as its possible contributions to the forensic field. A systematic review of the human microbiome in relation to forensic science was carried out by following PRISMA guidelines. This study sheds light on the role of microbiome research in the postmortem interval during the process of decomposition, identifying death caused by drowning or sudden death, locating the geographical location of death, establishing a connection between the human microbiome and personal items, sexual contact, and the identification of individuals.
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