Genetics and attribution issues that confront the microbial forensics field

Forensic Science International

Volumn 146, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Budowle, Bruce ^a  

^a FBI LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocrime; Bioterrorism; Microbial forensics; Population genetics; Statistics

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRIME; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OFFENDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SAMPLE; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 11844302233     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.058     Document Type: Article

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