The living dead: bacterial community structure of a cadaver at the onset and end of the bloat stage of decomposition.

Human decomposition is a mosaic system with an intimate association between biotic and abiotic factors. Despite the integral role of bacteria in the decomposition process, few studies have catalogued bacterial biodiversity for terrestrial scenarios. To explore the microbiome of decomposition, two ca...

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Main Authors: Embriette R Hyde, Daniel P Haarmann, Aaron M Lynne, Sibyl R Bucheli, Joseph F Petrosino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3813760?pdf=render