Associations between age and the human microbiota are robust and reproducible. The
microbial composition at several body sites can predict human chronological age relatively …

Microbes have potential to be used as physical evidence for forensic science because they
are ubiquitous and have predictable ecologies. With the advent of next generation …

Microbial breakdown of organic matter is one of the most important processes on Earth, yet
the controls of decomposition are poorly understood. Here we track 36 terrestrial human …

Vertebrate corpse decomposition provides an important stage in nutrient cycling in most
terrestrial habitats, yet microbially mediated processes are poorly understood. Here we …

Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations, Third Edition
continues in the tradition of the two best-selling prior editions and maintains its status as the …

Decomposition contributes to global ecosystem function by contributing to nutrient recycling,
energy flow, and limiting biomass accumulation. The decomposer organisms influencing this …

The stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori is one of the most prevalent human pathogens. It
has dispersed globally with its human host, resulting in a distinct phylogeographic pattern …

The thanatomicrobiome (thanatos, Greek for death) is a relatively new term and is the study
of the microbes colonizing the internal organs and orifices after death. Recent scientific …

Microbes are present at every crime scene and have been used as physical evidence for
over a century. Advances in DNA sequencing and computational approaches have led to …

The human microbiome has demonstrated an importance for the health and functioning in
living individuals. However, the fate of the microbiome after death is less understood. In …