title: Microbiology of death.
abstract: Metcalf et al., take a fresh look at the universal question "What happens when we die?"
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: jessica.metcalf@colorado.edu.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Forensic Taphonomy, Forensic Sciences Unit, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA.
authors.forename: David O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92037, USA; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92037, USA; Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92037.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000382:microbiology*; D002102:Cadaver; D003643:Death; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000382:microbiology*; D008827:Microbiological Phenomena