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ReviewMicroorganisms2024

Medico-Legal Applications of the Human Microbiome and Critical Issues Due to Environmental Transfer: A Review.

Giulia Ricchezze, Erika Buratti, Francesco De Micco, Mariano Cingolani, Roberto Scendoni

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Review in Microorganisms, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Giulia RicchezzeDepartment of Law, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, 62100 Macerata, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-4884-9919
Erika BurattiDepartment of Law, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, 62100 Macerata, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9463-1054
Francesco De MiccoResearch Unit of Bioethics and Humanities, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8483-3787
Mariano CingolaniDepartment of Law, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, 62100 Macerata, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1916-1819
Roberto ScendoniDepartment of Law, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, 62100 Macerata, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1910-2405

Funding

European Union - NextGenerationEU under the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) National Innovation Ecosystem ECS00000041 - VITALITY - CUP n° D83C22000710005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbiome has recently seen an increase in its forensic applications. It could be employed to identify a suspect when DNA is not available; it can be used to establish postmortem interval (PMI). Furthermore, it could prove to be fundamental in cases of sexual assault. One of the most interesting aspects to study is how microbiomes are transferred. The aim of this review is to analyze the existing literature focusing on the potential transfer of microbiome from humans to environment. Searches on PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science identified a total of 348 articles. Furthermore, from the bibliographies of the included articles, an additional publication was selected, in accordance with the established inclusion and exclusion criteria. This study has shown the potential of utilizing microbiomes as trace evidence, particularly in connecting individuals to specific environments or objects. However, the variability and dynamics of microbial transfer and persistence need to be carefully addressed.

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environmentforensicsmicrobiometransfer

Identifiers

PMID39770627
PMCPMC11677503

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