From carrion to soil: microbial recycling of animal carcasses

JM DeBruyn, SW Keenan, LS Taylor - Trends in Microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
Decomposer microbial communities are gatekeepers in the redistribution of carbon and
nutrients from dead animals (carrion) to terrestrial ecosystems. The flush of decomposition …

Cadaver imprint on soil chemistry and microbes-Knowns, unknowns, and perspectives

S Fiedler, K Kaiser, B Fournier - Frontiers in Soil Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cadaver-decomposition unleashes an ephemeral pulse of matter input that modifies
microbial communities, as well as nutrient pools and fluxes. This leaves behind a …

Using vitreous humour and cerebrospinal fluid electrolytes in estimating post-mortem interval-an exploratory study

J Garland, K Olds, G Rousseau… - Australian Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Many previous studies have investigated the use of post-mortem biochemistry to estimate
the post-mortem interval (PMI). Vitreous humour (VH) potassium and sodium/chloride levels …

Peptide analysis of mammalian decomposition fluid in relation to the post-mortem interval

G Maker, RJ Mead, S Bringans, SJ Speers - Forensic science …, 2020 - Elsevier
We report the results of a semi-quantitative peptide analysis of decomposition fluid under
field-based conditions in the absence of a soil matrix. Sixteen domestic pig (Sus scrofa …

From flesh to bones: Multi‐omics approaches in forensic science

N Procopio, A Bonicelli - Proteomics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advancements in omics techniques have revolutionised the study of biological
systems, enabling the generation of high‐throughput biomolecular data. These innovations …

Use of vitreous humor electrolytes in estimating postmortem interval in infant population (< 1 year)

L Ioelu, J Garland, C Palmiere… - Australian Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Using post-mortem vitreous humour (VH) electrolyte in estimating the post-mortem interval
(PMI) is not well studied in the infant population. We hypothesize that VH can be useful in …

The impact of environmental factors on the production of peptides in mammalian decomposition fluid in relation to the estimation of post-mortem interval: A summer …

RJ Mead, G Maker, S Bringans, SJ Speers - Forensic science …, 2019 - Elsevier
We report the peptide content of decomposition fluid produced under field-based conditions
and in the absence of a soil matrix. Sixteen domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) cadavers …

A Combined Application of Molecular Microbial Ecology and Elemental Analyses Can Advance the Understanding of Decomposition Dynamics

C Bisker, G Taylor, H Carney… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introducing animal carbon-source to soil initiates biochemical and microbial processes that
lead to its decomposition and recycling, which subsequently cause successional shifts in …

[HTML][HTML] Direct relationship between evapotranspiration rate (ETO) and vertebrate decomposition rate

MJ McLellan, TI Stamper, RB Kimsey - Forensic Science International, 2023 - Elsevier
When vertebrate scavenging is excluded, the Evapotranspiration Rate (ET o) of a given
geographic region directly regulates the decomposition rate of unclothed vertebrate carrion …