Fungal microbiota dynamics as a postmortem investigation tool: Focus on Aspergillus, Penicillium and Candida species

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1751-1756

  Sidrim, J J C ^a   Moreira Filho, R E ^a   Cordeiro, R A ^a   Rocha, M F G ^a,b   Caetano, E P ^a   Monteiro, A J ^a   Brilhante, R S N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decomposition stages; Forensic medicine; Forensic mycology; Fungi; Time of death

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; FORENSIC ENGINEERING; FORENSIC SCIENCE; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS SPP; CANDIDA SPECIES; DECOMPOSITION STAGE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC MYCOLOGY; HUMAN CADAVER; MICROBIOTAS; PENICILLIUM SPP; SKELETONIZATION; TIME OF DEATH;

ASPERGILLUS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPHAGY;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; CADAVER; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MICROFLORA; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM PICEUM; PENICILLIUM RUGULOSUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCULOSUM;

BRAZIL; CEARA; FORTALEZA;

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; FUNGI; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 77950647100     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04573.x     Document Type: Article

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