DNA transfer in forensic science: recent progress towards meeting challenges

RAH van Oorschot, GE Meakin, B Kokshoorn, M Goray… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding the factors that may impact the transfer, persistence, prevalence and
recovery of DNA (DNA-TPPR), and the availability of data to assign probabilities to DNA …

Issues and current standards of controls in microbiome research

BVH Hornung, RD Zwittink… - FEMS microbiology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Good scientific practice is important in all areas of science. In recent years this has gained
more and more attention, especially considering the 'scientific reproducibility crisis'. While …

Microbiome analysis: An emerging forensic investigative tool

P Kumari, P Prakash, S Yadav, V Saran - Forensic Science International, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial diversity's potential has been investigated in medical and therapeutic studies
throughout the last few decades. However, its usage in forensics is increasing due to its …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid inference of direct interactions in large-scale ecological networks from heterogeneous microbial sequencing data

J Tackmann, JFM Rodrigues, C von Mering - Cell systems, 2019 - cell.com
The availability of large-scale metagenomic sequencing data can facilitate the
understanding of microbial ecosystems in unprecedented detail. However, current …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating the human microbiome in the forensic toolkit: Current bottlenecks and future solutions

CD López, A Vidaki, M Kayser - Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last few years, advances in massively parallel sequencing technologies (also
referred to next generation sequencing) and bioinformatics analysis tools have boosted our …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing time dependent changes in microbial composition of biological crime scene traces using microbial RNA markers

AP Salzmann, N Arora, G Russo, S Kreutzer… - Forensic Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current body fluid identification methods do not reveal any information about the time since
deposition (TsD) of biological traces, even though determining the age of traces could be …

Long-term sod-based rotation promotes beneficial root microbiomes and increases crop productivity

K Zhang, G Maltais-Landry, S George… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2022 - Springer
Cotton root microbiomes were investigated in two long-term rotation systems established in
2000, a bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge)-bahiagrass-peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) …

Microbial enrichment and storage for metagenomics of vaginal, skin, and saliva samples

S Ahannach, L Delanghe, I Spacova, S Wittouck… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Few validated protocols are available for large-scale collection, storage, and analysis of
microbiome samples from the vagina, skin, and mouth. To prepare for a large-scale study on …

Assessment of the exclusion potential of suspects by using microbial signature in sexual assault cases: A scenario-based experimental study

S Karadayı, T Arasoglu, İ Akmayan… - Forensic science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sexual assault offences are one of the most serious crimes committed against a person,
typically rank only second to homicide, and represent one of the major challenges in …

Determine independent gut microbiota-diseases association by eliminating the effects of human lifestyle factors

C Zhu, X Wang, J Li, R Jiang, H Chen, T Chen… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Lifestyle and physiological variables on human disease risk have been revealed to be
mediated by gut microbiota. Low concordance between case-control studies for detecting …