Application of human microbiome in forensic investigations

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.6597

Authors

  • Megha Walia Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Science, SGT University, Gurugram, India - 122505
  • Bhoopesh Kumar Sharma Professor, Department of Forensic Science, SGT University, Gurugram, India -122505
  • Priyanka Verma Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Science, SGT University, Gurugram, India - 122505

Keywords:

Microbiome, forensic investigation, metagenomics, metatranscriptome

Abstract

Numerous strategies are utilized to think about micro-organism communities that are prevalent in the intestine of human being. Until several ages back, strategies based upon culture were the essential implies of considering microscopic organisms and main focus of these strategies was to understand the connection of microbes with each other and their surroundings. Human microbiome within the body can be found most prevalently in human milk & human intestine. Human microbiome can also be used for comparison of human mother’s milk, mother’s feces, and infant’s feces in human. Moreover, urine sample of non-pregnant women shows a distinct variation from pregnant women’s microbiome. As the microbiome constitution within the body remains steady & varies along with nation or society, thus this data can be used in forensic investigation to narrow down the profiling of a diseased person.

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Published

27-04-2022

How to Cite

Walia, M., Sharma, B. K., & Verma, P. (2022). Application of human microbiome in forensic investigations. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1), 7545–7551. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.6597

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