Science needs for microbial forensics initial international research priorities

"Microbial forensics is a scientific discipline dedicated to analyzing evidence from a bioterrorism act, biocrime, or inadvertent microorganism or toxin release for attribution purposes. This emerging discipline seeks to offer investigators the tools and techniques to support efforts to identif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: National Research Council (U.S.) (author)
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.), author (author), National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Life Sciences, issuing body (issuing body), International Union of Microbiological Societies, contributor (contributor), U.K. Royal Society, contributor, Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, contributor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press 2014.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; List of Acronyms and Initialisms; Summary; 1 Introduction: What Is Microbial Forensics and Why Is It Important?; 2 Microbial Science: Ecology, Diversity, and Characterizing the Microbial World; 3 Microbial Forensics and Clinical and Public Health Considerations: Commonalities and Differences; 4 Clinical and Forensic Approaches to Microbial Identification; 5 Sampling and Preservation Methods; 6 Validation and Reference Materials for Microbial Forensics; 7 Bioinformatics and Data
  • 8 Findings and Conclusions: Initial Prioritized Science Needs for Microbial Forensics References; Appendix A: Committee Biographies; Appendix B: Convening Organizations; Appendix C: Agenda; Appendix D: List of Participants; Appendix E: List of Presentations; Appendix F: Speaker Biographies