Applied Microbiology

Forensic Microbiology

Microbial forensics has been defined as “a scientific discipline dedicated to analyzing evidence from a bioterrorism act, bio crime, or inadvertent microorganism/toxin release for attribution purposes”. This emerging discipline is still in the early stages of development and faces substantial scientific challenges to provide a robust suite of technologies for identifying the source of a biological threat agent and attributing a biothreat act to a particular person or group.