Comparative Decomposition of Humans and Pigs: Soil Biogeochemistry, Microbial Activity and Metabolomic Profiles

Comparative Decomposition of Humans and Pigs: Soil Biogeochemistry, Microbial Activity and Metabolomic Profiles

Vertebrate decomposition processes have important ecological implications and, in the case of human decomposition, forensic applications. Animals, especially domestic pigs (Sus scrofa), are frequently used as human analogs in forensic decomposition studies. However, recent research shows that humans...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Katharina M. Hoeland, Lois S. Taylor, Jessica D. Stevens, Michelle A. Moats, Sreejata Bandopadhyay, Stephen P. Dearth, Hector F. Castro, Kaitlin K. Hewitt, Shawn R. Campagna, Angela M. Dautartas, Giovanna M. Vidoli, Amy Z. Mundorff, Dawnie W. Steadman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
soil microbiology
carcass
forensic taphonomy
soil biogeochemistry
metabolomics
lipidomics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.608856/full

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