Seasonal variation of postmortem microbial communities

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 202-207

  Carter, David O ^a   Metcalf, Jessica L ^b   Bibat, Alexander ^b   Knight, Rob ^b,c,d  

^a CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Decomposition; Postmortem microbiology; Rhabditidae; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; MODELS, ANIMAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SEASONS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84939954760     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-015-9667-7     Document Type: Article

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