Microbiomes

The Evidence We Leave Behind

NCJ Number

304859

Date Published

May 2022

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NIJ

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Issue Overview

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Determining Informative Microbial Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Human Identification

NCJ Number

304775

Journal

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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DNA Aptamer–Cyanine Complexes as Generic Colorimetric Small-Molecule Sensors

NCJ Number

304774

Journal

Angeewandte Chemie

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Postmortem Skeletal Microbial Community Composition and Function in Buried Human Remains

NCJ Number

304812

Journal

Msystems

Date Published

March 2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Evidence We Leave Behind, Part 1

May 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Gregory Dutton, a physical scientist at NIJ, joins science writer Jim Dawson to discuss the microbiome: what it is, how it applies to forensics, and the evolution of its role in forensic science.

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The Evidence We Leave Behind, Part 1

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Associations Detected between Measures of Neighborhood Environmental Conditions and Human Microbiome Diversity

NCJ Number

304748

Journal

Science of the Total Environment

Date Published

November 2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Human Virome as Trace Evidence in Forensic Investigation

NCJ Number

304614

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Effects of Extended Postmortem Interval on Microbial Communities in Organs of the Human Cadaver

NCJ Number

304546

Journal

Frontiers in Microbiology

Date Published

December 2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Aptamer-Integrated Multianalyte-Detecting Paper Electrochemical Device

NCJ Number

304542

Journal

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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SERS-based plasmonic nanobiosensing in single living cells

NCJ Number

304485

Journal

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Date Published

2009

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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A Pilot Study of Microbial Succession in Human Rib Skeletal Remains during Terrestrial Decomposition

NCJ Number

304327

Journal

mSphere

Date Published

July 2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Root and crown rot pathogens found on dry beans grown in Mozambique

NCJ Number

304282

Journal

Tropical Plant Pathology

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Forensic Microbiome Database: A Tool for Forensic Geolocation Meta-Analysis Using Publicly Available 16S rRNA Microbiome Sequencing

NCJ Number

304256

Journal

Frontiers in Microbiology

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The human microbiome: an emerging tool in forensics

NCJ Number

304245

Journal

Microbial Biotechnology

Date Published

2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Microbiome Tools for Forensic Science

NCJ Number

304195

Journal

Trends in Biotechnology

Date Published

2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Transcriptomics Reveals the Putative Mycoparasitic Strategy of the Mushroom Entoloma abortivum on Species of the Mushroom Genus Armillaria

NCJ Number

303611

Journal

Msystems

Date Published

October 2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Population Informative Markers Selected Using Wright's Fixation Index and Machine Learning Improves Human Identification Using the Skin Microbiome

NCJ Number

303171

Journal

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Date Published

September 2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The gut microbiome and neuropsychiatric disorders: implications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

NCJ Number

302731

Journal

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Date Published

2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Dysbiosis in the Dead: Human Postmortem Microbiome Beta-Dispersion as an Indicator of Manner and Cause of Death

NCJ Number

302540

Journal

Frontiers in Microbiology

Date Published

2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Evaluating Bioinformatic Pipeline Performance for Forensic Microbiome Analysis

NCJ Number

302538

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Naturalization of the Microbiota Developmental Trajectory of Cesarean-born Neonates after Vaginal Seeding

NCJ Number

302401

Journal

Med

Date Published

June 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

DOI

Detecting personal microbiota signatures at artificial crime scenes

NCJ Number

302225

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Characterizing the postmortem human bone microbiome from surface-decomposed remains

NCJ Number

301747

Journal

PLoS ONE

Date Published

2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Total RNA Analysis of Bacterial Community Structural and Functional Shifts Throughout Vertebrate Decomposition

NCJ Number

301334

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Forensic Microbiome: The Invisible Traces We Leave Behind

Date Published

June 7, 2021

“Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves, even unconsciously, will serve as a silent witness against him.” Edmond Locard (1877-1966), forensic science pioneer

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