Microbial Forensics describes the new and growing field of Microbial Forensics- the science that will help bring to justice criminals and terrorists who use biological material to cause harm. This book describes the foundation of the field of microbial forensics and will serve as a basic primer to initiate those scientists and officials that have an interest in the topic. It covers a variety of areas from forensic science, to microbiology, to epidemiology, to bioinformatics, and to legal issues.
* Provides the real science beyond that displayed on TV and in the movies
* Covers not only microbes but also the biology, chemistry, physics & computer science that is used for identification.
* Of relevance Internationally to military, intelligence, law enforcement, agricultural, legal and environmental fields
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CONTRIBUTORS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chapter 1: Microbial Forensics
Chapter 2: Infectious Diseases: Not Just a Health Matter Anymore
Chapter 3: The Fundamentals of Human Virology
Chapter 4: Keeping Track of Viruses
Chapter 5: Bacterial Pathogens
Chapter 6: Biology and Detection of Fungal Pathogens of Humans and Plants
Chapter 7: Forensic Aspects of Biologic Toxins
Chapter 8: Epidemiologic Investigation for Public Health, Biodefense, and Forensic Microbiology
Chapter 9: Molecular Epidemiology and Forensics of RNA Viruses
Chapter 10: Investigation of Suspicious Disease Outbreaks
Chapter 11: Forensic Handling of Biological Threat Samples in the Lab
Chapter 12: Forensic Genetic Analysis of Microorganisms: Overview of Some Important Technical Concepts and Selected Genetic Typing Methods
Chapter 13: Non-DNA Methods for Biological Signatures
Chapter 14: Microbial Forensics Host Factors
Chapter 15: Bioinformatics Methods for Microbial Detection and Forensic Diagnostic Design
Chapter 16: Population Genetics of Bacteria in a Forensic Context
Chapter 17: Quality Management in Microbial Forensics Laboratories
Chapter 18: Admissibility Standards for Scientific Evidence
Appendix
Quality Assurance Guidelines for Laboratories Performing Microbial Forensic Work
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