ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025
Unveiling the Forensic Potential of Oral and Nasal Microbiota in Post-Mortem Interval Estimation.
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- Artificial intelligence in forensic science: a systematic review. Part II: long-range postmortem interval estimation.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Integrated renal histopathology, RNA decay, and protein degradation signatures enhance post-mortem interval prediction using machine-learning models in a veterinary forensic rat model.Veterinary world · 2026Article
- Microbiome modelling for post-mortem interval estimation across species and climates: swine analogues in a British summer and external validation in human donors from the USA.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Microbial succession and machine learning for postmortem interval estimation in bromadiolone-poisoned cadavers.AMB Express · 2026Article
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Microbiota have emerged as a promising tool for estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI) in forensic investigations. The role of oral and nasal microbiota in cadaver decomposition is crucial; however, their distribution across human cadavers at different PMIs remains underexplored. In this study, we collected 88 swab samples from the oral and nasal cavities of 10 healthy volunteers and 34 human cadavers. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we conducted comprehensive analyses of the alpha diversity, beta diversity, and relative abundance distribution to characterize the microbial communities in both healthy individuals and cadavers at varying PMIs and under different freezing conditions. Random forest models identified
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