Bruce Budowle, Nancy D Connell, Anna Bielecka-Oder, Rita R Colwell, Cindi R Corbett, Jacqueline Fletcher, Mats Forsman, Dana R Kadavy, Alemka Markotic, Stephen A Morse, Randall S Murch, Antti Sajantila, Sarah E Schmedes, Krista L Ternus, Stephen D Turner, Samuel Minot
High throughput sequencing (HTS) generates large amounts of high quality sequence data for microbial genomics. The value of HTS for microbial forensics is the speed at which evidence can be collected and the power to characterize microbial-related evidence to solve biocrimes and bioterrorist events. As HTS technologies continue to improve, they provide increasingly powerful sets of tools to support the entire field of microbial forensics. Accurate, credible results allow analysis and interpretation, significantly influencing the course and/or focus of an investigation, and can impact the response of the government to an attack having individual, political, economic or military consequences...
2014: Investigative Genetics