Microbial forensics—Taking diagnostic microbiology to the next level Export

@article{citeulike:4251958, abstract = {In contrast to the diagnostic needs of medical practice and the epidemiologic needs of public health, microbial forensics for legal proceedings requires much more detailed characterization of microbial isolates and special processing procedures for producing legal evidence. Microbial forensic analyses for biocrimes and acts of bioterrorism ultimately are needed in court to answer the following questions: where did the specific organism come from, and who was responsible? Detailed genomic analyses and other specific physical and chemical characterizations are critical parts of forensic analyses, as are chain of custody forms that are needed to sustain the validity of these analyses in legal proceedings.}, author = {Atlas, R.}, citeulike-article-id = {4251958}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2004.06.003}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0196439904000224}, doi = {10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2004.06.003}, issn = {01964399}, journal = {Clinical Microbiology Newsletter}, keywords = {atlas, bioterrorism, crime, diagnostics, forensics, media}, month = {July}, number = {13}, pages = {100--103}, posted-at = {2009-11-04 18:37:20}, priority = {2}, title = {Microbial forensics—Taking diagnostic microbiology to the next level}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2004.06.003}, volume = {26}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4251958 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4251958 N2 - In contrast to the diagnostic needs of medical practice and the epidemiologic needs of public health, microbial forensics for legal proceedings requires much more detailed characterization of microbial isolates and special processing procedures for producing legal evidence. Microbial forensic analyses for biocrimes and acts of bioterrorism ultimately are needed in court to answer the following questions: where did the specific organism come from, and who was responsible? Detailed genomic analyses and other specific physical and chemical characterizations are critical parts of forensic analyses, as are chain of custody forms that are needed to sustain the validity of these analyses in legal proceedings. IS - 13 JF - Clinical Microbiology Newsletter SN - 01964399 EP - 103 TI - Microbial forensics—Taking diagnostic microbiology to the next level VL - 26 SP - 100 KW - atlas KW - bioterrorism KW - crime KW - diagnostics KW - forensics KW - media AU - Atlas, R PY - 2004/07// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2004.06.003 ER -