Chemical and Physical Signatures for Microbial Forensics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cliff, John B. (Editor), Kreuzer, Helen W. (Editor), Ehrhardt, Christopher J. (Editor), Wunschel, David S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Series: Infectious Disease
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Virology.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Life Sciences.

Combining the disciplines of biological, physical and chemical science, microbial forensics has a rapidly rising profile in a world increasingly troubled by the threat of ‘biocrime’ and ‘bioterrorism’. This valuable resource is a major addition to a body of literature reckoned to lack sufficient bre...

Table of Contents:

• State of Microbial Forensics and Future Directions
• Statistical Foundations and Data Integration for Microbial Forensics
• The Microbe: The Basics of Structure, Morphology, and Physiology as They Relate to Microbial Characterization and Attribution
• Fatty Acids and Lipids
• Carbohydrate Markers of Organism Purity and Growth Environment
• Glycoprotein and Protein Markers for Strain Differentiation and Growth Environment or Media Attribution
• Elemental Signatures for Microbial Forensics
• Stable Isotope Signatures for Microbial Forensics
• Extracellular Signatures as Indicators of Process Methods
• Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic Analysis of Evidence.