A Microbial Approach to Forensic Science

Fig1: Tells the pathway of analyzing human microbe's sequence, which can be analyzed by using met genomic sequencing.16S rRNA from the collected samples are compared with database sequencing of 16SrRNA.Whereas, whole genomic shotgun is compared with reference sequences Abstract: The uniqueness of the microflora and microfauna increases the potential of microbes to reach from crime scene to courtroom as evidence.The microbes being very stable and unchangeable species and grows within the favourable and specific environment.They are present in abundance in and out of the body and millions are being shed on the objects that we touch.And they can survive there for a longer time than any other trace evidence like fingerprints or fiber.This will help in future to do the personal identification of the culprit if the microbial profiling is carried out for the suspects.