Microbial Forensics, Third Edition, serves as a complete reference on the discipline, describing the advances, challenges and opportunities that are integral in applying science to help solve future biocrimes. New chapters include: Microbial Source Tracking, Clinical Recognition, Bioinformatics, and Quality Assurance. This book is intended for a wide audience, but will be indispensable to forensic scientists and researchers interested in contributing to the growing field of microbial forensics. Biologists and microbiologists, the legal and judicial system, and the international community involved with Biological Weapons Treaties will also find this volume invaluable.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. I. Anthrax - p. xx 3. Chapter 1. The Kameido anthrax incident: a microbial forensic case study - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. The FBI's Amerithrax Task Force and the advent of microbial forensics - p. 11 5. Chapter 3. Microbial forensic investigation of the anthrax letter attacks: how the investigation would differ using today's technologies - p. 25 6. II. Applications of microbial forensics - p. 32 7. Chapter 4. Foodborne outbreaks - p. 35 8. Chapter 5. Forensic plant pathology - p. 49 9. Chapter 6. Microbial source tracking: characterization of human fecal pollution in environmental waters with HF183 quantitative real-time PCR - p. 71 10. Chapter 7. Influenza forensics - p. 89 11. Chapter 8. Forensic public health: epidemiological and microbiological investigations for biosecurity - p. 105 12. Chapter 9. Forensic analysis in bacterial pathogens - p. 123 13. Chapter 10. Genomic epidemiology and forensics of fungal pathogens - p. 141 14. Chapter 11. Forensic human identification using skin microbiome genetic signatures - p. 155 15. Chapter 12. Using microbiome tools for estimating the postmortem interval - p. 171 16. III. Methodology - p. 191 17. Chapter 13. Select methods for microbial forensic nucleic acid analysis of trace and uncultivable specimens - p. 195 18. Chapter 14. The use of host factors in microbial forensics - p. 207 19. Chapter 15. Toxin analysis using mass spectrometry - p. 225 20. Chapter 16. Ricin forensics: comparisons to microbial forensics - p. 241 21. Chapter 17. Proteomics for bioforensics - p. 251 22. Chapter 18. Bioinformatics - p. 267 23. Chapter 19. Genomics - p. 283 24. Chapter 20. Design of genomic signatures for pathogen identification and characterization - p. 299 25. Chapter 21. Collection and preservation of microbial forensic samples - p. 313 26. IV. Legal aspects and interpretation of data - p. 322 27. Chapter 22. Assessment of the threat - p. 325 28. Chapter 23. Scientific testimonial standards for microbial forensic evidence - p. 339 29. Chapter 24. Inferential validation and evidence interpretation - p. 361 30. Chapter 25. Microbial forensic investigations in the context of bacterial population genetics - p. 381 31. Chapter 26. Use of microbial forensics data in scientific, legal, and policy contexts - p. 393 32. Chapter 27. Lessons for expert witnesses - p. 405 33. V. Miscellaneous - p. 421 34. Chapter 28. Select agent regulations - p. 425 35. Chapter 29. Biorepositories and their foundation - p. 441 36. Chapter 30. The National Bioforensic Analysis Center - p. 457 37. Chapter 31. An international microbial forensics research strategy and its collaborative pursuit is needed - p. 463 38. Chapter 32. Education and training in microbial forensics - p. 473 39. Chapter 33. Microbial forensics: what next? - p. 497 40. Index - p. 501
Microbial Forensics, Third Edition, serves as a complete reference on the discipline, describing the advances, challenges and opportunities that are integral in applying science to help solve future biocrimes. New chapters include: Microbial Source Tracking, Clinical Recognition, Bioinformatics, and Quality Assurance. This book is intended for a wide audience, but will be indispensable to forensic scientists and researchers interested in contributing to the growing field of microbial forensics. Biologists and microbiologists, the legal and judicial system, and the international community involved with Biological Weapons Treaties will also find this volume invaluable.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. I. Anthrax - p. xx 3. Chapter 1. The Kameido anthrax incident: a microbial forensic case study - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. The FBI's Amerithrax Task Force and the advent of microbial forensics - p. 11 5. Chapter 3. Microbial forensic investigation of the anthrax letter attacks: how the investigation would differ using today's technologies - p. 25 6. II. Applications of microbial forensics - p. 32 7. Chapter 4. Foodborne outbreaks - p. 35 8. Chapter 5. Forensic plant pathology - p. 49 9. Chapter 6. Microbial source tracking: characterization of human fecal pollution in environmental waters with HF183 quantitative real-time PCR - p. 71 10. Chapter 7. Influenza forensics - p. 89 11. Chapter 8. Forensic public health: epidemiological and microbiological investigations for biosecurity - p. 105 12. Chapter 9. Forensic analysis in bacterial pathogens - p. 123 13. Chapter 10. Genomic epidemiology and forensics of fungal pathogens - p. 141 14. Chapter 11. Forensic human identification using skin microbiome genetic signatures - p. 155 15. Chapter 12. Using microbiome tools for estimating the postmortem interval - p. 171 16. III. Methodology - p. 191 17. Chapter 13. Select methods for microbial forensic nucleic acid analysis of trace and uncultivable specimens - p. 195 18. Chapter 14. The use of host factors in microbial forensics - p. 207 19. Chapter 15. Toxin analysis using mass spectrometry - p. 225 20. Chapter 16. Ricin forensics: comparisons to microbial forensics - p. 241 21. Chapter 17. Proteomics for bioforensics - p. 251 22. Chapter 18. Bioinformatics - p. 267 23. Chapter 19. Genomics - p. 283 24. Chapter 20. Design of genomic signatures for pathogen identification and characterization - p. 299 25. Chapter 21. Collection and preservation of microbial forensic samples - p. 313 26. IV. Legal aspects and interpretation of data - p. 322 27. Chapter 22. Assessment of the threat - p. 325 28. Chapter 23. Scientific testimonial standards for microbial forensic evidence - p. 339 29. Chapter 24. Inferential validation and evidence interpretation - p. 361 30. Chapter 25. Microbial forensic investigations in the context of bacterial population genetics - p. 381 31. Chapter 26. Use of microbial forensics data in scientific, legal, and policy contexts - p. 393 32. Chapter 27. Lessons for expert witnesses - p. 405 33. V. Miscellaneous - p. 421 34. Chapter 28. Select agent regulations - p. 425 35. Chapter 29. Biorepositories and their foundation - p. 441 36. Chapter 30. The National Bioforensic Analysis Center - p. 457 37. Chapter 31. An international microbial forensics research strategy and its collaborative pursuit is needed - p. 463 38. Chapter 32. Education and training in microbial forensics - p. 473 39. Chapter 33. Microbial forensics: what next? - p. 497 40. Index - p. 501
