The Microbiome Forensics Database UZH

Microbial communities in biological stains can provide valuable information to assist forensic scientists identify the body fluid/tissue present in these. As these microbial communities are characteristic of body habitats, DNA sequencing of microbes can be used to predict bodily origin. Promising predictive results have been obtained with supervised machine learning algorithms trained on bacterial abundance data from human body sites. Importantly, prediction accuracy is dependent on the training dataset, yet compiling a large and comprehensive training reference is a non-trivial issue requiring substantial efforts.

Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series - October 18, 2022 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Natasha Arora, Jo ão F. Matias Rodrigues, Meghna Swayambhu, Pim Witlox Source Type: research