The Living Dead: Bacterial Community Structure of a Cadaver at the Onset and End of the Bloat Stage of Decomposition

Embriette R. Hyde; Daniel P. Haarmann; Aaron M. Lynne; Sibyl R. Bucheli; Joseph F. Petrosino

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077733

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The Living Dead: Bacterial Community Structure of a Cadaver at the Onset and End of the Bloat Stage of Decomposition

Embriette R. Hyde,

Affiliation Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Daniel P. Haarmann,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, United States of America
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Aaron M. Lynne,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, United States of America
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Sibyl R. Bucheli ,

* E-mail: bucheli@shsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, United States of America
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Joseph F. Petrosino

Affiliation Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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The Living Dead: Bacterial Community Structure of a Cadaver at the Onset and End of the Bloat Stage of Decomposition

Embriette R. Hyde,
Daniel P. Haarmann,
Aaron M. Lynne,
Sibyl R. Bucheli,
Joseph F. Petrosino

Published: October 30, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077733

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