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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Washington, District of Columbia :
The National Academies Press
2014.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622054206719 |
Table of Contents:
- 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
