Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A Pilot Study of Microbial Succession in Human Rib Skeletal Remains during Terrestrial Decomposition |
| Authors: |
Heather Deel, Alexandra L. Emmons, Jennifer Kiely, Franklin E. Damann, David O. Carter, Aaron Lynne, Rob Knight, Zhenjiang Zech Xu, Sibyl Bucheli, Jessica L. Metcalf |
| Source: |
mSphere, Vol 6, Iss 4 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
American Society for Microbiology, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Microbiology |
| Subject Terms: |
Microbiology, QR1-502 |
| More Details: |
Microbes are known to facilitate vertebrate decomposition, and they can do so in a repeatable, predictable manner. The succession of microbes in the skin and associated soil can be used to predict time since death during the first few weeks of decomposition. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2379-5042 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042 |
| DOI: |
10.1128/mSphere.00455-21 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/4844f865806f4e458f1627b6073f133e |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.4844f865806f4e458f1627b6073f133e |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
